Characteristics of office-based visits for skin cancer: Dermatologists have more experience than other physicians in managing malignant and premalignant skin conditions

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 981-985

  Smith, Edward S ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a   Fleischer Jr , Alan B ^a   Leshin, Barry ^a   McMichael, Amy ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MELANOMA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CANCER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031692438     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1998.tb04291.x     Document Type: Note

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