Telemedicine in Pakistan – Future of Healthcare Services

Authors

  • Iqbal Hussain Udaipurwala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51985/JBUMDC2022124

Abstract

“Telemedicine is the practice of medicine over a distance,
in which interventions, diagnoses, therapeutic decisions,
and subsequent treatment recommendations are based on
patient data, documents and other information transmitted
through telecommunication systems”

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Published

2022-12-30

How to Cite

Udaipurwala, I. H. (2022). Telemedicine in Pakistan – Future of Healthcare Services. Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 13(01), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.51985/JBUMDC2022124