Telepsychiatry in psychogeriatric service: a pilot study
β Scribed by Wai Kwong Tang; Helen Chiu; Jean Woo; Magnus Hjelm; Elsie Hui
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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