Prevalence of skin diseases in school children in rural and urban communities in the Illubabor province, south-western Ethiopia: A preliminary survey

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 142-148

  Figueroa, Jose I ^a   Hawranek, Thomas ^b   Abraha, Aynalem ^c   Hay, Roderick J ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Jimma Institute for Health Sciences   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Infestations; Paediatric dermatology; Prevalence; Skin disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MYCOSIS; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISEASE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0030755295     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(97)00105-0     Document Type: Article

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