The Africa Teledermatology Project: Preliminary experience with a sub-Saharan teledermatology and e-learning program

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 155-157

  Kaddu, Steven ^a   Soyer, H Peter ^b   Gabler, Gerald ^a   Kovarik, Carrie ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEDERMATOLOGY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 66949126523     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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