Audit of a state-wide store and forward teledermatology service in Australia

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 362-366

  Biscak, Terri M ^a   Eley, Robert ^a,b   Manoharan, Shobhan ^b   Sinnott, Michael ^a,b   Soyer, H Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DERMATOLOGY; E-MAIL; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN DISEASE; TELECONSULTATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CLINICAL AUDIT; DERMATOLOGY; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84890170131     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X13506509     Document Type: Article

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