Clinical course outcomes for store and forward teledermatology versus conventional consultation: A randomized trial

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 197-204

  Whited, John D ^a,b   Warshaw, Erin M ^c,d   Kapur, Kush ^f   Edison, Karen E ^e   Thottapurathu, Lizy ^f   Raju, Srihari ^c   Cook, Bethany ^c   Engasser, Holly ^c   Pullen, Samantha ^c   Moritz, Thomas E ^f   Datta, Santanu K ^g   Marty, Lucinda ^h   Foman, Neal A ^c,d   Suwattee, Pitiporn ^c,d   Ward, Dana S ^e   Reda, Domenic J ^f  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e University of Missouri   (United States)

^f HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h Saint Cloud Veterans Affairs Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN DISEASE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890230987     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X13487116     Document Type: Article

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