Teledermatology Consultations Provide Specialty Care for Farmworkers in Rural Clinics
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Teledermatology consultations provide specialty care for farmworkers in rural clinics.
CONTEXT Rural patients have limited access to dermatologic care. Farmworkers have high rates of skin disease and limited access to care. PURPOSE This exploratory study assessed whether teledermatology consultations could help meet the needs of health care providers for farmworkers in rural clinics. METHODS Dermatologists provided 79 consultations, using store-and-forward teledermatology, to...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Rural Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0890-765X,1748-0361
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00218.x