The reliability of teledermatology to triage inpatient dermatology consultations

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 419-424

  Barbieri, John S ^a   Nelson, Caroline A ^a   James, William D ^b   Margolis, David J ^a,b   Littman Quinn, Ryan ^b   Kovarik, Carrie L ^b   Rosenbach, Misha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOLOGIST; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; TELECONSULTATION; TELEDERMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CELLULAR PHONE; DECISION MAKING; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE; TRIAGE;

EID: 84898466521     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.9517     Document Type: Article

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