Cyberdermatoethics II: a case-based approach to teledermatology ethics

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-371

  Grenier, Nicole ^a   Bercovitch, Lionel ^a   Long, Thomas P ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; LICENSING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEDERMATOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 67149144725     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.02.009     Document Type: Review

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