A Systematic Review of the Use of Telemedicine in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Dermatology.

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Telemedicine, the use of information technology and telecommunication to provide healthcare at a distance, is a burgeoning field with applications throughout medicine. Given the visual nature of plastic surgery and dermatology, telemedicine has a myriad of potential applications within the field.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Ann Plast Surg

Title: Annals of plastic surgery

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1536-3708

ISSN (Print): 0148-7043

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2017

Volume: 78

Issue: 6

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[1 ] From the *Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; †New York University School of Medicine, New York City, NY; ‡Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; §Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; ∥Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; ¶Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY; #Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA; and **Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.

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DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000001044

PubMed ID: 28328635

SO-VID: 84a23679-b5cf-40f7-86dc-7b383e52efdd

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