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Initial use of a computer system for assisting dermatological diagnosis in general practice
H R Smith1, R E Ashton, G J Brooks
1Department of Dermatology, Royal Hospital Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire, UK. harveyandlucie@hotmail.com
Medical Informatics and the Internet in Medicine
|July 20, 2000
Abstract:
The accuracy of skin lesion description by 24 general practitioners was assessed as they used a computer diagnosis assistance system (DERMIS). Descriptive accuracy determines the quality of advice. Only four doctors showed a trend to accurate description over 25 hospital referrals.