Services Available and Their Effectiveness

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-37

  Ahn, Christine ^a   Davis, Scott A ^a   Dabade, Tushar S ^a   Fleischer, Alan B ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Generalist care; Self care; Skin care; Specialist care; Subspecialist care

Indexed keywords

ANTI ACNE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CEFALEXIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EMOLLIENT AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROQUINONE; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; LIQUID NITROGEN; MINOXIDIL; NEOMYCIN; NEOSPORIN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PERMETHRIN; POLYMYXIN B; POLYSPORIN; POVIDONE IODINE; PREDNISONE; SALICYLIC ACID; SELENIUM SULFIDE; SHAMPOO; SULFACETAMIDE; SUNSCREEN; TAR; UNINDEXED DRUG; XIPAMIDE;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EXCISION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NONPHYSICIAN CLINICIAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN SURGERY; SUBSPECIALIST; TELEDERMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SKIN DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82455220858     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: 15580520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2011.08.001     Document Type: Review

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