Second opinions in remote surgical practice using email and digital photography

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1009-1012

  Stutchfield, Ben M ^a   Jagilly, Rooney ^b   Tulloh, Bruce R ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b National Referral Hospital   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

Digital photography; Internet communication; Remote general surgery; Second opinions; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGITAL IMAGING; E-MAIL; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERNET; PATIENT CARE; PHOTOGRAPHY; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; X RAY;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MELANESIA; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 35248886087     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04299.x     Document Type: Article

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