Nondermatologists are more likely than dermatologists to prescribe antifungal/corticosteroid products: An analysis of office visits for cutaneous fungal infections, 1990-1994

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-47

  Smith, E S ^a   Fleischer A B , Jr ^a   Feldman, S R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; KETOCONAZOLE;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFICACY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SKIN INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031850373     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(98)70400-1     Document Type: Article

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