An epidemiologic study of perianal dermatitis among children in Egypt

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 351-354

  Mostafa, Wedad Z ^a,c   Arnaout, Heba H ^a   El Lawindi, Mona I ^a   Zein El Abidin, Yasmeen M ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DERMATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

EID: 0030885150     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1997.tb00979.x     Document Type: Article

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