Increase in procedures performed at dermatology office visits from 1995 to 2001

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 160-162

  Neville, Julie A ^a   Housman, Tamara Salam ^a   Letsinger, Julie Anne ^a   Fleischer Jr, Alan B ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a   Williford, Philip M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; CURETTAGE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EXCISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CARE; SKIN SURGERY; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HUMAN; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SKIN DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15044350259     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200502000-00007     Document Type: Article

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