The Africa teledermatology project: A retrospective case review of 1229 consultations from sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1084-1085

  Lipoff, Jules B ^a   Cobos, Gabriela ^b   Kaddu, Steven ^c   Kovarik, Carrie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTSWANA; CONSULTATION; DERMATOLOGIST; ERITREA; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; KENYA; LESOTHO; LETTER; LIBERIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MOBILE PHONE; MOZAMBIQUE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; SWAZILAND; TANZANIA; TELEDERMATOLOGY; UGANDA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DERMATOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DERMATOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929630629     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.02.1119     Document Type: Article

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