Managing Changes in First Nations’ Health Care Needs: Is Telehealth the Answer?

The health care needs of First Nations are changing. Chronic diseases now account for most hospital admissions, partially as a result of underinvestment in primary health care. This situation results in an unnecessary reliance on secondary and tertiary care, at a must higher cost to the provincial h...

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Published in:The Journal of Community Informatics
Main Authors: Lavoie, Josée Gabrielle, Williams, Donna
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Waterloo Library 2009
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