Teledermatology in the U.K.: Lessons in service innovation

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 521-527

  Finch, T L ^a   Mair, F S ^b   May, C R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation; Teledermatology; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELEDERMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; DERMATOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DERMATOLOGY; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 33846988223     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07608.x     Document Type: Article

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