Users and nonusers of university-based dermatology services following a teledermatology encounter: A retrospective descriptive analysis

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-18

  Edison, Karen E ^a   Chance, Louanne ^a   Martin, Kari ^a   Braudis, Kara ^a   Whited, John D ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

dermatology; medical records; teledermatology; telehealth

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS; HYBRID TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL RECORDS; RANDOM SAMPLE; TELEDERMATOLOGY; TELEDERMATOLOGY CONSULT SYSTEMS; TELEHEALTH;

DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; POPULATION STATISTICS;

DERMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79751492603     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2010.0098     Document Type: Article

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