Teledermatology: Diagnostic reliability in 383 children

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 563-569

  Paradela De La Morena, Sabela ^a   Fernandez Torres, Rosa ^a   Martínez Gómez, Walter ^a   Fonseca Capdevila, Eduardo ^a  

^a Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service University Hospital of La Coruña   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Pediatric; Reproducibility of results; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT REPEATABILITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRICIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DEFECT; TELEDERMATOLOGY; DERMATOLOGY; INFANT; NEWBORN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN DISEASES; TELECONSULTATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84957873997     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2015.2658     Document Type: Article

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