Digital pathology-implementation challenges in low-resource countries

Analytical Cellular Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-36

  Fontelo, Paul ^a   Faustorilla, John ^b   Gavino, Alex ^a,b   Marcelo, Alvin ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Digital pathology; low resource countries; medical education; virtual microscope; virtual slide; whole slide imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICINE; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TELEPATHOLOGY;

EID: 84855601556     PISSN: 22107177     EISSN: 22107185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ACP-2011-0024     Document Type: Article

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