Mobile teledermatology - patient satisfaction, diagnostic and management concordance, and factors affecting patient refusal to participate in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 315-319

  Kaliyadan, Feroze ^a   Amin, Tarek Tawfik ^a,b   Kuruvilla, Joel ^a   Ali, Waleed Hamad Al Bu ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DERMATOLOGY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SAUDI ARABIA; SKIN DISEASE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SAUDI ARABIA; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890238672     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X13501778     Document Type: Article

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