Dermatologists in hospital wards: An 8-year study of dermatology consultations

Dermatology

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-231

  Peñate, Yeray ^a   Guillermo, Noemi ^a   Melwani, Priti ^a   Martel, Rosa ^a   Borrego, Leopoldo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INSULAR DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consultations, retrospective study; Dermatological consultation; Dermatology Service; Inpatient dermatology consultations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CONSULTATION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG ERUPTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN TUMOR; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENTS' ROOMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN DISEASES; SPAIN;

EID: 70350345245     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000232390     Document Type: Article

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