Contact Dermatitis and Workforce Economics

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-109

  Jacob, Sharon E ^a   Steele, Tace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

allergic contact dermatitis; cost benefit analysis; dermatology residency; medical economics; patch testing

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; BRONOPOL; BUDESONIDE; HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE; MERCURY; TIXOCORTOL PIVALATE;

BLISTER; CONTACT DERMATITIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; ECONOMICS; FORCE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATCH TEST; PEDICULOSIS; REVIEW; SOCIETY; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; WORK;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746886590     PISSN: 10855629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2006.04.002     Document Type: Review

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