The Africa Teledermatology Project: Preliminary experience with a sub-Saharan teledermatology and e-learning program
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- Authors
- Kaddu, S., Soyer, H. P., Gabler, G., & Kovarik, C.
- Affiliations
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kaddu, Steven
- Venue
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-07
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 155-157
- ISSN
- 0190-9622 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W614263047
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 4.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Journal Der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Digital Imaging in Medicine
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health and Surgery
- Keywords
- teledermatology, store-and-forward telemedicine, online learning, sub-Saharan Africa, dermatology consultation, resource-limited settings, skin diseases, international cooperation, telemedicine networks
- MeSH terms
- Dermatology, Humans, Skin Diseases, Telemedicine, Africa South of the Sahara
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