Minor cutaneous ambulatory surgery and cryotherapy. Comparative study between a dermatologist and family physicians;Cirugía menor ambulatoria dermatológica y crioterapia. Estudio comparativo entre un dermatólogo y médicos de familia

Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-177

  Graells, Jordi ^a,c   Espinola, A ^b   Barrio, C ^b   Munoz M D ^b   Roman A ^b   Parellada, N ^b  

^a Hospital Comarcal de Sant Boi de Llobregat   (Spain)

^b Medicina de Familia   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Cryotherapy; Family physicians; Minor surgery; Primary Care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN SURGERY;

EID: 34250683402     PISSN: 00017310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-7310(07)70041-8     Document Type: Article

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