Dermatoses associated with travel to Burkina Faso and diagnosed by means of teledermatology

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 312-316

  Caumes, E ^a   Le Bris, V ^a   Couzigou, C ^b   Menard, A ^c   Janier, M ^d   Flahault, A ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^d SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Dermatoses; Medical education; Teledermatology; Telemedecine; Travellers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PARASITOSIS; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX RATIO; SKIN DISEASE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEDERMATOLOGY; TELEVISION CAMERA; TROPICAL DISEASE; VIRAL SKIN DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURKINA FASO; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOLOGY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE; TRAVEL;

EID: 1542716727     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05745.x     Document Type: Article

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