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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Telemedicine: Explorations in the use of telecommunications in health care.

Publication Details

Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas, 1975 CE.

The first book on telemedicine, with contributions by 18 authors, including Kenneth T. Bird. In the final chapter the editors summarize telemedicine programs then operational in the United States. The book also includes an extensively annotated bibliography of significant literature, which at the time included only 17 papers. Bashshur was the lead author.

Thematic Classifications

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Entry Number#7522
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/9694
External URLtelemedicine-explorations-in-the-use-of-telecommunications-health-care

Geographic Context

Publication place: Springfield, IL