A comparison of dermatologists and generalists: Management of childhood atopic dermatitis

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1047-1052

  Resnick, Steven D ^a,d   Hornung, Robin ^b   Konrad, Thomas R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Division of Dermatology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOLOGY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0029819547     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.132.9.1047     Document Type: Article

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