Teledermatology: one application of telemedicine

Telemedicine can be defined as the use of telecommunications technologies to provide medical information and services. This field has recently begun a period of explosive growth. Oregon's teledermatology program within the National Library of Medicine's high-performance computing and commu...

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Published inBulletin of the Medical Library Association Vol. 83; no. 1; pp. 42 - 47
Main Authors Perednia, D A, Brown, N A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1995
Subjects
Academies and Institutes
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (U.S.)
Computer Systems
Computers
Data Collection
Dermatology
Financing, Government
Libraries, Medical
Medical informatics
Microcomputers
National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
National Library of Medicine, USA
Oregon
Photography
Physicians, Family
Primary Health Care
Rural Health
Telemedicine
United States
Universities
Oregon
United States
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Summary:Telemedicine can be defined as the use of telecommunications technologies to provide medical information and services. This field has recently begun a period of explosive growth. Oregon's teledermatology program within the National Library of Medicine's high-performance computing and communications initiative is designed to generate much-needed basic and clinical research information about one specific telemedicine application. The background of this program is discussed, and the research objectives are described.
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ISSN:0025-7338