Teledermatology as a filtering system in pigmented lesion clinics

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 298-303

  Moreno Ramirez, D ^a   Ferrandiz, L ^a   Perez Bernal, A ^a   Carrasco Duran, R ^a   Rios Martin J J ^a   Camacho, F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DERMATOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TUMOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TELECONSULTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 25444500233     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1357633054893364     Document Type: Article

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