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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Is telemonitoring an option against shortage of physicians in rural regions? attitude towards telemedical devices in the North Rhine-Westphalian health survey, Germany
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| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-12-95 |
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| Authors |
Claudia Terschüren, Monika Mensing, Odile CL Mekel |
| Abstract |
General practitioners (GP) in rural areas of Germany are struggling to find successors for their private practices. Telemonitoring at home offers an option to support remaining GPs and specialists in ambulatory care. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 139 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 136 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 21 | 15% |
| Researcher | 20 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 26 | 19% |
| Unknown | 28 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 29% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 24 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 19 | 14% |
| Unknown | 36 | 26% |