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