An Economic Analysis of a Store and Forward Teledermatology Consult System

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 351-360

  Whited, John D ^a,b   Datta, Santanu ^a,b   Hall, Russell P ^a,b   Foy, Marjorie E ^a   Marbrey, Laurie E ^a   Grambow, Steven C ^a,b   Dudley, Tara K ^a   Simel, David L ^a,b   Oddone, Eugene Z ^a,b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; DERMATOLOGY; ECONOMICS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

PRIMARY CARE CLINICS; TELEDERMATOLOGY;

TELEMEDICINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEDERMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842304405     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/153056203772744671     Document Type: Article

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