Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages e29-e35 , August 2010

Physician performance measures in dermatology

  • Rebekah L. Wilson, BS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    • Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1071.

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 The Center for Dermatology Research is supported by an educational grant from Galderma Laboratories LP.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0190-9622(10)00490-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.04.018

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages e29-e35 , August 2010

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