Teledermatology in a rural family practice

South African Family Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 4-8

  O'Mahony, D ^a   Banach, L ^b   Mahapa, D H ^c   Lancaster, E W ^c   Van der Linde, G D ^c   Williams, B H ^d   Herring, R F ^d   Asvadi, S A ^e  

^a University of Transkei ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

^c SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^e LEMUEL SHATTUCK HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Family practice; Teledermatology; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 1242305950     PISSN: 1726426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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