Telemedicine Use in International Relief Efforts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15748124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eseosa Asemota (corresponding author), Carrie Kovarik (0000-0002-3258-3605, American Academy of Dermatology) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 997-1001 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.12.stas2-1412 |
| PMID | 25493369 |
| OpenAlex | W128458550 |
| Language | EN |
Physician shortages and ever-increasing patient volume are longstanding problems in medicine. The problem is particularly acute in specialties such as dermatology and dermatopathology: dermatologists account for only 1 percent of US physicians and are underrepresented in resource-constrained areas [1, 2]. In developing countries, rural and displaced communities, and regions affected by war, natural disasters, epidemics, and influxes of immigrants and refugees, these shortages of doctors are even more severe [3]
Health care · Political science · Telemedicine · Disaster Response and Management · Global Health and Surgery · Law · Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |