Comparison of teleconsultations and face-to-face consultations: Preliminary results of a United Kingdom multicentre teledermatology study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-87

  Gilmour, E ^a   Campbell, S M ^a   Loane, M A ^b   Esmail, A ^a   Griffiths, C E M ^a   Roland, M O ^a   Parry, E J ^a   Corbett, R O ^b   Eedy, D ^c   Gore, H E ^a   Mathews, C ^d   Steel, K ^b   Wootton, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c Royal Victoria Hospitals Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d Orchard Family Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION CAMERA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN DISEASES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 7344234803     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02318.x     Document Type: Article

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