Skin cancer surgery in Australia 2001-2005: The changing role of the general practitioner

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 210-214

  Askew, Deborah A ^a   Wilkinson, David ^a   Schluter, Philip J ^b   Eckert, Kerena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; MELANOMA; SKIN FLAP; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN TUMOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; DERMATOLOGY; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 34848883715     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01201.x     Document Type: Article

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