A pilot trial of mobile, patient-performed teledermoscopy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1072-1080

  Manahan, M N ^a,b   Soyer, H P ^b   Loescher, L J ^c   Horsham, C ^a   Vagenas, D ^a   Whiteman, D C ^a,d   Olsen, C M ^d   Janda, M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EXAMINATION; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN CANCER; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN SELF EXAMINATION; TELEDERMATOLOGY; TELEDERMOSCOPY; TELEDIAGNOSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; MOBILE PHONE; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; SKIN TUMOR; TELEMEDICINE;

CELL PHONES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DERMOSCOPY; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF-EXAMINATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84926165403     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13550     Document Type: Article

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