Global access to dermatopathology services: Physician survey of availability and needs in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 346-348

  Tsang, Matthew W ^a   Kovarik, Carrie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; LETTER; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SKIN DISEASE; TELEMEDICINE; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DERMATOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DERMATOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77955286570     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.09.038     Document Type: Article

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