Title: Overview of international teledermatology

Authors: Desai, Brijal and McKoy, Karen and Kovarik, Carrie

Place: [Kampala

Publisher: Pan African medical journal]

Year: 2010

Journal: Pan African medical journal

Volume: vol. 6, no. 3

PAGE: --

Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: communication technology, dermatology, mobile telecommunication services, rural health

Abstract: Most international teledermatology is store-and-forward in nature, a method in which images are stored on a computer and then transmitted electronically to a consulting dermatologist. The paper describes successful systems and identifies future directions.

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3063501/pdf/pamj-06-03.pdf

Document type: E-article