Assessing the Carbon Footprint of Telemedicine: A Systematic Review

• Main Authors: Casper van der Zee (Author), Jennifer Chang-Wolf (Author), Marc A Koopmanschap (Author), Redmer van Leeuwen (Author), Robert PL Wisse (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: SAGE Publishing, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Background: Healthcare is responsible for 4% to 10% of carbon emissions worldwide, of which 22% is related to transport. Telemedicine emerged as a potential solution to reduce the footprint, for example, by reducing travel. However, a need to understand which variables to include in carbon footprint...