Title |
How is Telemedicine perceived? A qualitative study of perspectives from the UK and India
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Published in |
Globalization and Health, May 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1744-8603-7-17 |
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Authors |
Melisa Martínez Álvarez, Rupa Chanda, Richard D Smith |
Abstract |
Improvements in communication and information technologies have allowed for the globalisation of health services, especially the provision of health services from other countries, such as the use of telemedicine. This has led countries to evaluate their position on whether and to what extent they should open their health systems to trade. This often takes place from the context of multi-lateral trade agreements (under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation), which is misplaced as a significant amount of trade takes place regionally or bi-laterally. We report here the results of a qualitative study assessing stakeholders' views on the potential for a bi-lateral trade relationship between India and the UK, where India acts as an exporter and the UK as an importer of telemedicine services. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
United States | 1 | 1% |
Argentina | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 73 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 15 | 20% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 14% |
Researcher | 10 | 13% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 7% |
Other | 16 | 21% |
Unknown | 12 | 16% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 25% |
Social Sciences | 12 | 16% |
Computer Science | 6 | 8% |
Engineering | 5 | 7% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 5% |
Other | 15 | 20% |
Unknown | 15 | 20% |