Teledermatology: A Review of Reliability and Accuracy of Diagnosis and Management

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-176

  S Levin, Yakir ^a   Warshaw, Erin M ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Health services research; Reliability; Teledermatology; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MELANOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TELEDERMATOLOGY;

DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 60849126979     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2008.11.012     Document Type: Review

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