Patients can accurately identify when they have a dermatologic condition

被引：6

作者：

Fleischer, AB

Feldman, SR

Bullard, CN

机构：

[1] Wake Forest Univ, Bowman Gray Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, Winston Salem, NC 27103 USA

[2] Wake Forest Univ, Bowman Gray Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Winston Salem, NC 27103 USA

[3] Westwood Squibb Ctr Dermatol Res, Winston Salem, NC USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY | 1999年 / 41卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70024-1

中图分类号：

R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];

学科分类号：

100206 [皮肤病与性病学];

摘要：

The use of "gatekeepers" may be rational when patients do not know what specialist to see for their condition. Using representative data on outpatient practice in the United States, we tested the hypothesis that when patients believe chev have a skin condition, they have a dermatologic disease. At least 95% of visits for skin symptoms are associated with dermatologic diagnoses. Patients who believe they have skin conditions do have dermatologic diseases and are able to choose the appropriate specialist.

引用

页码：784 / 786

页数：3

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