Tele- Derm National: A decade of teledermatology in rural and remote Australia.
Objective To identify the current scope of Tele- Derm, the types of dermatological complaints experienced in the rural primary care setting, and to assess the quality of patient clinical information provided to the consultant dermatologist. Design Retrospective case analysis. Setting Tele- Derm Nati...
| Publicado en: | Australian Journal of Rural Health Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 193 - 200 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jun2016
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