Prescribing practices for seborrheic dermatitis vary with the physician's specialty: Implications for clinical practice

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 208-213

  Gupta, Aditya K ^a,b,d   Bluhm, R ^b   Barlow, J O ^c   Fleischer Jr , A B ^c   Feldman, S R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MEDIPROBE RESEARCH INC   (Canada)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Demographics; Dermatitis; Evidence based medicine; Management; Seborrheic

Indexed keywords

ALCLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BACITRACIN; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; DESONIDE; DESOXIMETASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; NYSTATIN; POLYMYXIN B; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DERMATITIS, SEBORRHEIC; DERMATOLOGY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; KETOCONAZOLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 3543002905     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630410032430     Document Type: Article

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