The US dermatology workforce: A specialty remains in shortage

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 741-745

  Kimball, Alexa Boer ^a   Resneck Jr , Jack S ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DERMATOLOGIST; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DATA COLLECTION; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 53349147904     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.06.037     Document Type: Article

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