Assessing diagnostic skill in dermatology: A comparison between general practitioners and dermatologists

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 230-234

  Tran, Hue ^a   Chen, Keng ^a   Lim, Adrian C ^a   Jabbour, James ^a   Shumack, Stephen ^a,b  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnostic agreement; Diagnostic performance; Family practitioner; Primary care physician

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SKILL; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DERMATOLOGY; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 33644839834     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2005.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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