2021 / 04

DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2021.041

REVIEW

Dermatology and telemedicine: goals, advantages and disadvantages

Dvornikov AS, Minkina OV, Grebenshchikova EG, Vvedenskaya EV, Mylnikova IS
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Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Elena G. Grebenshchikova
Ostrovitianova, 1, Moscow, 117997; ur.ay@54akia

About paper

Author contribution: Dvornikov AS — study concept and design, manuscript editing; Minkina OV — study concept and design, manuscript writing; Grebenshchikova EG — study concept and design, manuscript writing; Vvedenskaya EV — literature analysis, text writing; Mylnikova IS — literature analysis, text writing.

Received: 2021-08-17 Accepted: 2021-08-27 Published online: 2021-08-31
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