Pattern of admissions to a tertiary dermatology unit in South Africa

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 568-570

  Jessop, Sue ^a   McKenzie, Rowena ^a   Milne, James ^a   Rapp, Solveig ^a   Sobey, Glenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DERMATITIS; DERMATOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECZEMA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PSORIASIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0036749690     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2002.01586.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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