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Original Article

Targeting ethical considerations tied to image-based mobile health diagnostic support specific to clinicians in low-resource settings: the Brocher proposition

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Article: 1666695 | Received 01 Jun 2019, Accepted 09 Sep 2019, Published online: 18 Sep 2019

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