WhatsApp messenger as a teledermatology tool during coronavirus disease (COVID-19): from bedside to phone-side

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College & Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA.

D Jakhar et al. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;45(6):739-740.

doi: 10.1111/ced.14227. Epub 2020 May 2.

¹ Department of Dermatology, North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College & Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA.

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Comment in

Secure communication conduits during COVID-19 lockdown.
Black SM, Ali FR. Black SM, et al. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020 Aug;45(6):748-749. doi: 10.1111/ced.14244. Epub 2020 May 24. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020. PMID: 32302418 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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