Evidence-based dermatologic out-patient treatment

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 850-854

  Jemec, Gregor B E ^a,b   Thorsteinsdottir, Hugrun ^a   Wulf, Hans Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CANTHARIDIN; CHAMOMILE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CICLOPIROX; CLOBETASONE BUTYRATE; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LIDOCAINE; NYSTATIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PROPRANOLOL; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID; SILVER NITRATE; STEROID; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; TERFENADINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ARTICLE; DRUG RESPONSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTPATIENT CARE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DERMATOLOGY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0031785388     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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