To the Editor: We read with alarm the skin cancer clinic profile published recently in the Journal.1 This article publicly states what has been privately suggested for some time — that doctors in skin cancer clinics provide a service no better than the average Australian general practitioner.
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- 1 St George Dermatology and Skin Cancer Centre, Sydney, NSW.
- 2 Department of Dermatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
Correspondence: sshumack@bigpond.com
- 1. Wilkinson D, Askew DA, Dixon A. Skin cancer clinics in Australia: workload profile and performance indicators from an analysis of billing data. Med J Aust 2006; 184: 162-164. <MJA full text>
- 2. Tran H, Chen K, Lim A, et al. Assessing diagnostic skill in dermatology: a comparison between general practitioners and dermatologists. Australas J Dermatol 2005; 46: 230-234.
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