Ethical considerations in dermatologic photography

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 486-491

  Lakdawala, Nikita ^a   Fontanella, Demian ^a   Grant Kels, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DERMATOLOGIC PHOTOGRAPHY; DERMATOLOGY; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMPATHY; EXPERIENCE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STAFF; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNOLOGY;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENTIALITY; DERMATOLOGY; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84865300645     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: 18791131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.06.017     Document Type: Note

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