Skin cancer clinics in Australia: Workload profile and performance indicators from an analysis of billing data

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 162-164

  Wilkinson, David ^a   Askew, Deborah A ^a   Dixon, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN; STEROID;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BENIGN SKIN TUMOR; CANCER CENTER; CONSULTATION; CRYOTHERAPY; CURETTAGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; KELOID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRECANCER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CANCER; SKIN FLAP; SKIN SURGERY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33644635537     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00176.x     Document Type: Article

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