Teledermatology consultations provide specialty care for farmworkers in rural clinics

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 198-202

  Vallejos, Quirina M ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a   Fleischer Jr , Alan B ^a   Brooks, Thanh ^b   Cabral, Gonzalo ^b   Heck, Judy ^c   Schulz, Mark R ^d   Verma, Amit ^d   Whalley, Lara E ^a   Arcury, Thomas A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Carolina Family Health Centers Inc   (United States)

^c Greene County Health Care Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SKIN DISEASE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 70350170020     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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