A pilot study of a combined dermoscopic-pathological approach to the telediagnosis of melanocytic skin neoplasms

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-38

  Ferrara, Gerardo ^a   Argenziano, Giuseppe ^b   Cerroni, Lorenzo ^c   Cusano, Francesco ^a   Di Blasi, Arturo ^a   Urso, Carmelo ^d   Soyer, H Peter ^c  

^a G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^d SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOCYTOSIS; PILOT STUDY; SAMPLING; SIMULATION; SKIN TUMOR; STANDARD; TELECOMMUNICATION; TISSUE SECTION; DERMATOLOGY; MELANOMA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TELEPATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TELEPATHOLOGY;

EID: 2342633800     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763304322764176     Document Type: Article

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