Effect of store and forward teledermatology on quality of life: A randomized controlled trial

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 584-591

  Whited, John D ^a,h   Warshaw, Erin M ^c,d   Edison, Karen E ^b   Kapur, Kush ^e   Thottapurathu, Lizy ^e   Raju, Srihari ^c   Cook, Bethany ^c   Engasser, Holly ^c   Pullen, Samantha ^c   Parks, Patricia ^c   Sindowski, Tom ^e   Motyka, Danuta ^e   Brown, Rodney ^e   Moritz, Thomas E ^e   Datta, Santanu K ^f   Chren, Mary Margaret ^a   Marty, Lucinda ^g   Reda, Domenic J ^e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g St Cloud Veterans Affairs Health Care System   (United States)

^h DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TELECONSULTATION; TELEDERMATOLOGY;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84877864895     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/2013.jamadermatol.380     Document Type: Article

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