The effect of the introduction of a pigmented lesion clinic on the interval between referral by family practitioner and attendance at hospital

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 418-421

  Osborne, J E ^a   Bourke, J F ^a   Holder, J ^a   Colloby, P ^a   Graham Brown, R A C ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MELANOMA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT;

ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031918596     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02117.x     Document Type: Article

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