The ethics of navigating an inappropriately canceled inpatient dermatology consultation
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Dermatology inpatient consultation in a Portuguese university hospital.
BACKGROUND Cutaneous findings are frequent in hospitalized patients. There are few reports regarding this subject. OBJECTIVES To identify the frequency and the impact on clinical courses of dermatologic conditions in patients in the inpatient setting and compare the data with other similar studies. METHODS Retrospective review of 274 hospitalized patients in non-dermatology inpatient depart...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0190-9622
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.09.080