Medical professional involvement in smartphone 'apps' in dermatology

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 220-221

  Hamilton, A D ^a   Brady, Richard R W ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; DERMATOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MOBILE PHONE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS AREA AND SEVERITY INDEX; RATING SCALE; SMARTPHONE APPLICATION;

CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DERMATOLOGY; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84863324845     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10844.x     Document Type: Letter

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