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Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research

Date Submitted: Apr 23, 2020
Open Peer Review Period: Apr 23, 2020 - Apr 29, 2020
Date Accepted: Apr 29, 2020
Date Submitted to PubMed: Apr 30, 2020
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The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Western China

Hong Z, Li N, Li D, Li J, Li B, Xiong W, Li WM, Zhou D

Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Western China

J Med Internet Res 2020;22(5):e19577

DOI: 10.2196/19577

PMID: 32349962

PMCID: 7212818

Telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences from western China

  • Zhen Hong; 
  • Nian Li; 
  • Dajiang Li; 
  • Junhua Li; 
  • Bing Li; 
  • Weixi Xiong; 
  • Wei-Min Li; 
  • Dong Zhou

ABSTRACT

Disasters and pandemics pose unique challenges to health care delivery. As healthcare systems are set to be further stretched with the increasing burden of COVID-19, telemedicine, including tele-education may be effective way to rationally allocate medical resources. During the COVID-19 pandemic, practice showed that telemedicine was a feasible, effective way with good acceptability in western China, translating in significant improvement in professional coverage in this underserviced area. The successes of telemedicine in western China may provide a useful reference for other parts of the world.


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Please cite as:

Hong Z, Li N, Li D, Li J, Li B, Xiong W, Li WM, Zhou D

Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Western China

J Med Internet Res 2020;22(5):e19577

DOI: 10.2196/19577

PMID: 32349962

PMCID: 7212818

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