The dermatology outpatient discharge decision: Understanding a critical but neglected process

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1029-1038

  Harun, N A ^a,b   Salek, S ^a   Piguet, V ^b   Finlay, A Y ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CINAHL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DERMATOLOGIST; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIAL STATUS; TAIWAN; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PROCEDURES; SKIN DISEASES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DERMATOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SKIN DISEASES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84901044223     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12826     Document Type: Article

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