Economic evaluation of a store-and-forward teledermatology system for skin cancer patients

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-45

  Moreno Ramirez, David ^a   Ferrandiz, Lara ^a   Ruiz de Casas, Andres ^a   Nieto Garcia, Adoracion ^b   Moreno Alvarez, Pedro ^c   Galdeano, Rafael ^d   Camacho, Francisco M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c Primary Care Centre   (Spain)

^d Primary CareArea 'Sevilla'   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; SKIN TUMOR; TELECONSULTATION;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TRIAGE;

EID: 64549107598     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2008.080901     Document Type: Article

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