Controversies in dermatologic surgery: Should non-physicians perform cosmetic procedures?

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 856-857

  White, Soren M ^a   Geronemus, Roy ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LASER SURGERY; LAW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DERMATOLOGY; HUMAN; LASER; LEGAL ASPECT; MANPOWER; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; LASERS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036716220     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2002.02045_2.x     Document Type: Review

References (6)

1. 1 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Definition of the practice of medicine. January 2002. http://www.asds‐net.org/position_pracdefinition.html.
2. 2 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Registered Nurse Population. March 2001.
3. 3 American Academy of Physician Assistants.
4. 4 CNN Health. Patients: know your laser surgeon. March 12, 2001. http://www.cnn.com/2001/health/03/12/laser.surgery.
5. 5 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Press release. August 10, 2001. http://www.asds‐net.org/complicationslead.html.
6. 6 American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. Standards of practice—principles of nonphysician laser use. January 2002. http://www.aslms.org/asplogin/standards_nonphysician.asp.