title: [The development and application of telemedicine].
abstract: Telemedicine, which began in the late 1950s, is the combination of modern technologies such as medicine, digital communications, computer and multimedia. The study of telemedicine in some developed countries has made great progress in 1990s. However it began somewhat late in our country. This article reviews the development of telemedicine and its application. The authors also point out some problems in telemedicine that need to be solved.
authors.affiliation: Shanxi Medical University, Computer Centre, Taiyuan 030001.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yn
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D020407:Internet; D017216:Telemedicine