2001
Dermatology in primary care: Prevalence and patient disposition
Lowell B, Froelich C, Federman D, Kirsner R. Dermatology in primary care: Prevalence and patient disposition. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2001, 45: 250-255. PMID: 11464187, DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2001.114598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansCare physiciansSkin diseasesPrimary carePrevalence of patientsRetrospective chart reviewFrequency of patientsPrimary care settingGeneral medicine clinicPrimary care providersDiagnosis of lesionsChart reviewPatient dispositionChief complaintMedicine clinicCutaneous diseaseDermatology officeCare settingsCare providersPatientsSuspect lesionsSkin careSkin problemsDiagnostic proceduresUnknown origin
2000
THE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN AND THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SKIN DISORDERS
Federman D, Kirsner R. THE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN AND THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SKIN DISORDERS. Dermatologic Clinics 2000, 18: 215-221. PMID: 10791147, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70166-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersCare providersPrimary care physiciansTreatment of patientsPrimary care medicineCare physiciansCutaneous diseaseDermatology consultationCare medicineSkin disordersCommon maladyHealth careAppropriate usePhysiciansTreatmentBroad spectrumPatientsProvidersDermatologistsDiseaseDiagnosisCare
1999
Comparison of dermatologic diagnoses by primary care practitioners and dermatologists. A review of the literature.
Federman D, Concato J, Kirsner R. Comparison of dermatologic diagnoses by primary care practitioners and dermatologists. A review of the literature. Archives Of Family Medicine 1999, 8: 170-2. PMID: 10101989, DOI: 10.1001/archfami.8.2.170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansCare physiciansSkin diseasesPrimary care practitionersGroup of physiciansHealth care deliveryFamily practice residentsInternal medicine residentsCare practitionersDermatologic diagnosesCommon maladyCare deliveryInternal medicinePhysiciansCost containment effortsMedicine residentsFamily medicineDermatology residentsDermatologistsDiseaseDiagnosisMore trainingMedicineResidentsReview