Potential effect of patient-assisted teledermatology on outpatient referral rates

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 321-327

  Eminovic N ^a   Witkamp, L ^b   Ravelli, A C J ^a   Bos, J D ^a   Van Den Akker, Th W ^c   Bousema, M T ^d   Henquet, C J M ^e   Koopman, R J J ^f   Zeegelaar, J E ^g   Wyatt, J C ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b KSYOS Research Foundation   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^d MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^g Flevohospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION; AMBULATORY CARE; EVALUATION; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN DISEASE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 10844243176     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763303771005216     Document Type: Article

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