The history of telemedicine
Subtitle: evolution, context, and transformation
By: Rashid L. Bashshur, Gary W. Shannon.
Contributors: Shannon, Gary William.
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Rochelle, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9781934854112
Subjects: Telecommunication in medicine -- History; Telemedicine -- history; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century
Notes: "Supported by the National Library of Medicine."

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: History of technological foundations of telemedicine; title: The health care setting : rationale for telemedicine; title: The genesis of telemedicine : 1870 to 1955; title: The pioneering period : 1955 to 1972; title: Telemedicine comes of age; title: The maturation period : telemedicine/telehealth initiatives across North America; title: The transformation of telemedicine.