Patient-assisted teledermatology practice: What is it? When, where, and how it is applied?

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 136-143

  Kanthraj, Garehatty Rudrappa ^a  

^a JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Classification of teledermatology practice; mobile teledermatology; patient assisted teledermatology; store and forward; teledermatology; teledermatology practice; teledermatology tools

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BURN; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DERMATOLOGIST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LEG ULCER; LEPROSY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; NURSE; PATIENT ASSISTED TELEDERMATOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS AREA AND SEVERITY INDEX; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; STORE AND FORWARD TELEDERMATOLOGY; TELECONSULTATION; TELEDERMATOLOGY; VIDEOCONFERENCING; VITILIGO; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND CARE; DERMATOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS;

DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84924654102     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.152172     Document Type: Review

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