Application of mobile teledermatology for skin cancer screening

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 576-581

  Lamel, Sonia A ^a   Haldeman, Kristin M ^a   Ely, Haines ^a   Kovarik, Carrie L ^b   Pak, Hon ^c   Armstrong, April W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

mobile teledermatology; skin cancer screening; store and forward teledermatology; technology; teledermatology; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSULTATION; DERMATOLOGIST; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOBILE PHONE; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; TELEDERMATOLOGY;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CELLULAR PHONE; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOFTWARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84866401506     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.11.957     Document Type: Article

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