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Assessment of dermatologists’ perception of utilizing teledermatology during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia

Hatoun M. Almaziad, Abdulrahman I. Alfawzan, Norah K. Alkhayal and Rayan A. Alkhodair
Saudi Medical Journal September 2021, 42 (9) 1024-1030; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.9.20210342
Hatoun M. Almaziad
From the Department of Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery (Almaziad), Prince Sultan Military Medical City; from the College of Medicine (Alfawzan, Alkhodair), King Saud University for Health Sciences; and from the Department of Medicine (Alkhayal, Alkhodair), Division of Dermatology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulrahman I. Alfawzan
From the Department of Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery (Almaziad), Prince Sultan Military Medical City; from the College of Medicine (Alfawzan, Alkhodair), King Saud University for Health Sciences; and from the Department of Medicine (Alkhayal, Alkhodair), Division of Dermatology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Norah K. Alkhayal
From the Department of Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery (Almaziad), Prince Sultan Military Medical City; from the College of Medicine (Alfawzan, Alkhodair), King Saud University for Health Sciences; and from the Department of Medicine (Alkhayal, Alkhodair), Division of Dermatology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Rayan A. Alkhodair
From the Department of Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery (Almaziad), Prince Sultan Military Medical City; from the College of Medicine (Alfawzan, Alkhodair), King Saud University for Health Sciences; and from the Department of Medicine (Alkhayal, Alkhodair), Division of Dermatology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hatoun M. Almaziad, Abdulrahman I. Alfawzan, Norah K. Alkhayal, Rayan A. Alkhodair
Saudi Medical Journal Sep 2021, 42 (9) 1024-1030; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.9.20210342
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