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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > animal and human health > medical sciences > medicine > telemedicine
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > medical sciences > medicine > telemedicine
Preferred Term:

telemedicine

Definition:
Delivery of health services via remote telecommunications. This includes interactive consultative and diagnostic services.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
medicine
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • e-health
  • distance medicine
  • mhealth
  • telehealth
  • m-health
  • mobile health
  • ehealth
  • electronic health
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34086
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