Teledermatology applied following patient selection by general practitioners in daily practice improves efficiency and quality of care at lower cost

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1058-1065

  Van Der Heijden, J P ^a   De Keizer, N F ^a   Bos, J D ^a   Spuls, P I ^a   Witkamp, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b KSYOS TeleMedical Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DERMATOLOGIST; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECONSULTATION; TELEDERMATOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COST; DERMATOLOGY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN DISEASE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856373155     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10509.x     Document Type: Article

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