Implementation of telemedicine and home medication dispensing for rheumatoid arthritis patients in Sicily: opportunities beyond the pandemic

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  • Giovanni Pistone U.O.S. Rheumatology, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS) “Civico – Di Cristina – Benfratelli”, Palermo - Italy

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https://doi.org/10.33393/ao.2022.2540

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Home medication dispensing, Rheumatoid arthritis, Telemedicine

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Sicilian “Assessorato della Salute” – Department of Strategic Planning. PROGETTO TRINACRIA. Progetto per l’ottimizzazione dell’assistenza sanitaria nelle piccole Isole e in località con particolare difficoltà di accesso della Regione Siciliana [Internet]. 2016. http://pti.regione.sicilia.it/portal/page/portal/PIR_PORTALE/PIR_LaStrutturaRegionale/PIR_AssessoratoSalute/PIR_Infoedocumenti/PIR_DecretiAssessratoSalute/PIR_Decreti/PIR_Decreti2016/PIR_DecretiAssessoriali2016/allegato%201%20al%20D.A.%20n.%202145-16.pdf. Accessed July 2022.

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2022-12-21

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Pistone, G. (2022). Implementation of telemedicine and home medication dispensing for rheumatoid arthritis patients in Sicily: opportunities beyond the pandemic. AboutOpen, 9(1), 112–113. https://doi.org/10.33393/ao.2022.2540

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022): January-December 2022

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Received 2022-12-05
Accepted 2022-12-07
Published 2022-12-21

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