Dermoscopy in the COVID-19 Era: Magnifying the Gap for Clinicians

Dermoscopy in the COVID-19 Era: Magnifying the Gap for Clinicians

Authors

  • Khawar Hussain Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Ashfaq A. Marghoob Memorial Sloan Kettering Skin Cancer Center
  • Neil P. Patel Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Keywords:

dermoscopy, COVID-19, medical education, skin cancer, teledermatology

Author Biographies

Khawar Hussain, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Specialty Registrar (SpR) in Dermatology

 

Ashfaq A. Marghoob, Memorial Sloan Kettering Skin Cancer Center

Director of Clinical Dermatology, MSK.

Neil P. Patel, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Head of Specialty (Dermatology), Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

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2021-03-08

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Hussain K, Marghoob A, Patel NP. Dermoscopy in the COVID-19 Era: Magnifying the Gap for Clinicians. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2021;11(2):e2021069. doi:10.5826/dpc.1102a69

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