Reliability of dermatologists in acne lesion counts and global assessments

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 160-165

  Tan, Jerry K L ^a   Fung, Karen ^a   Bulger, Lynne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DERMATOLOGIST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; DERMATOLOGY; EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33847049915     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7750.2006.00044     Document Type: Article

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