Teledermatology can produce high-quality care at low cost

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 209-215

  Chen, Keng ^a   Shumack, Stephen ^a   Wootton, Richard ^b,c  

^a Care Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TIME; TRAVEL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0037258840     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200311040-00001     Document Type: Review

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