Nonmelanoma skin cancer visits and procedure patterns in a nationally representative sample: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 1995-2007

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 596-602

  Wysong, Ashley ^a   Linos, Eleni ^a   Hernandez Boussard, Tina ^b   Arron, Sarah T ^c   Gladstone, Hayes ^d   Tang, Jean Y ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Berman Gladstone Skin Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DERMATOLOGIST; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOCAL EXCISION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NON MELANOMA SKIN CANCER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CANCER; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875794592     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dsu.12092     Document Type: Article

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