Realtime teleconsultations versus face-to-face consultations in dermatology: Immediate and six-month outcome

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 204-209

  Granlund, Håkan ^a,e   Thoden, Carl Johan ^b   Carlson, Christer ^c   Harno, Kari ^d  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Korso Koivukylä Health Centre   (Finland)

^c Myyrmäki Health Centre   (Finland)

^d PEIJAS HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE TELEMETRY; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICS; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SKIN DISEASES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0642281780     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763303322225526     Document Type: Article

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