A retrospective biopsy study of the clinical diagnostic accuracy of common skin diseases by different specialties compared with dermatology

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 823-830

  Sellheyer, Klaus ^a   Bergfeld, Wilma F ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENERAL SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PEDIATRICS; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CYST; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN TUMOR; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 18144398155     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.11.072     Document Type: Article

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