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29 December 2022
Vol. 15 No. 2 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2023.9627

Urban versus rural utilization of teledermoscopy in self-skin examinations: preliminary results of a cohort study in the states of Oregon and Washington, USA

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Teledermoscopy, skin cancer, teledermatology, melanoma, cancer detection, rural areas
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Emilie A. Foltz
foltze@ohsu.edu
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-3551
Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR; Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Spokane, WA, United States.
Alexander Witkowski
Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States.
Joanna Ludzik
Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States.

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Urban versus rural utilization of teledermoscopy in self-skin examinations: preliminary results of a cohort study in the states of Oregon and Washington, USA. (2022). Dermatology Reports, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2023.9627
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