Clinical photography in dermatology: Ethical and medico-legal considerations in the age of digital and smartphone technology

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 192-197

  Kunde, Lauren ^a   McMeniman, Erin ^b   Parker, Malcolm ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

clinical photography; dermatology; ethics; medico legal; smartphone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DERMATOLOGY; DIGITAL IMAGING; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MOBILE PHONE; PRIVACY;

CLINICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; DERMATOLOGY; ETHICS; MEDICO-LEGAL; SMARTPHONE;

CELLULAR PHONE; DATA COLLECTION; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIVACY; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84881314096     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12063     Document Type: Article

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