Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 77-81 , May 2005

A community model for care of elderly people with diabetes via telemedicine

  • Wai Man Chan, RN

      Affiliations

    • Jockey Club Center for Osteoporosis Care and Control, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Jean Woo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China. Fax: +852 2637 3852.
    • ,
  • Elsie Hui, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Winny W.Y. Lau, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Jockey Club Center for Osteoporosis Care and Control, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Jerry C.K. Lai, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Diana Lee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Received 25 June 2004 ,Revised 15 August 2004 ,Accepted 18 November 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.11.002

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 77-81 , May 2005

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