Dermatology outpatient case-mix survey for all Welsh Trusts, 2007

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 152-158

  Hill, G M ^a   Sowden, J M ^a   Lister, R K ^a   Logan, R A ^b   Finlay, A Y ^c  

^a BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case mix; Outpatient; Referral; Wales; Workload

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; OUTPATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DERMATOLOGY; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; WALES;

EID: 72749116936     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09435.x     Document Type: Article

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