The specialty of the treating physician affects the likelihood of tumor-free resection margins for basal cell carcinoma: Results from a multi-institutional retrospective study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 224-230

  Fleischer Jr , Alan B ^a,b,c,d,e   Feldman, Steven R ^a,b,c,d,e   Barlow, James O ^a,b,c,d,e   Zheng, Beiyao ^a,b,c,d,e   Hahn, Holly B ^a,b,c,d,e   Chuang, Tsu Yi ^a,b,c,d,e   Draft, Karla S ^a,b,c,d,e   Golitz, Loren E ^a,b,c,d,e   Wu, Ernest ^a,b,c,d,e   Katz, Aaron S ^a,b,c,d,e   Maize, John C ^a,b,c,d,e   Knapp, Todd ^a,b,c,d,e   Leshin, Barry ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d University of Colorado Health Sciences Center ^*

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 17744375954     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2001.110396     Document Type: Article

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