Did Dermatological Hospital Referrals and Practice of Dermatologists Change in Between Pre-covid and Covid Era? A Short-term Preliminary Evaluation.
Objective: In this descriptive study, we aimed to evaluate features of dermatology referrals before and after Covid-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: The patients referred to dermatology outpatient clinics of Acıbadem Group Hospitals in Istanbul between the time intervals 2019 March 1st and August...
| Publicado en: | Turkish Journal of Dermatology / Türk Dermatoloji Dergisi Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 57 - 62 |
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Galenos Yayinevi Tic. LTD. STI
Apr-Jun2022
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