Mobile teledermatology in the developing world: Implications of a feasibility study on 30 Egyptian patients with common skin diseases

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 302-309

  Tran, Kathleen ^a   Ayad, Mohamed ^b   Weinberg, Jennifer ^c   Cherng, Augustin ^d   Chowdhury, Mridul ^e   Monir, Saadeddin ^b   El Hariri, Mohamed ^b   Kovarik, Carrie ^f  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d ACCENTURE   (United States)

^e Click Diagnostics   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

global health; mobile teledermatology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSULTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EGYPT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNET; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SKIN DISEASE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEDERMATOLOGY; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

CELLULAR PHONE; DERMATOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EGYPT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 78751585413     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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