Stakeholders' experience of teledermatology in a nurse-led community clinic: a case study

نویسندگان

  • Sandra Lawton
  • Stephen Timmons
چکیده

Dermatology is regarded as especially suitable for the application of telemedicine because it relies to a large extent on visual information for diagnosis and holds promise as an alternative means of delivering care. Interest in teledermatology has come at a time when there is an increased demand for dermatological services and teledermatology has been advocated as a mode of delivery that may diminish inequalities in the provision of an overstretched service and help improve access to dermatological care.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Health Informatics Journal

دوره 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005