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Submited on: 14 Feb 2012 08:49:06 PM GMT

Published on: 17 Feb 2012 07:46:27 AM GMT

Telemedicine: A Review

Posted by Dr. Thomas Herchline on 17 Feb 2012 02:01:22 PM GMT

1	Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category?	Yes
2	Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data?	Yes
3	Is this a new and original contribution?	Yes
4	Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic?	Yes
5	Are structure and length satisfactory?	Yes
6	Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience?	No
7	Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts?	No
8	Is the quality of the diction satisfactory?	Yes
9	Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable?	Yes
10	Are the references adequate and are they all necessary?	No
11	Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative?	Yes

Other Comments:
This paper is a review on telemedicine. It focuses primarily on the past history of telemedicine and there is very little recent literature referenced. A current PubMed search yields over 1700 articles published in the last 2 years on Telemedicine.

There are many acronyms used without definitions, including: ICT, IP, ISDN, and POTS.
Competing interests:
None
Invited by the author to review this article? :
No
Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
No
References:
None
Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

Participant in a telemedicine study.
How to cite: Herchline T .Telemedicine: A Review[Review of the article 'Telemedicine: A Review ' by Bajpai M].WebmedCentral 2012;3(2):WMCRW001501

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