Dermatology Referrals in an Academic Family Medicine Clinic

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 475-477

  Chen, Frederick M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DERMATOLOGY; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; DERMATOLOGY; FACULTY; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0035345105     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200194050-00005     Document Type: Article

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