Pemphigus in Pakistan, age, sex and environmental factors: A study of 108 cases

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-10

  Hafeez, Zeba Hasan ^a  

^a CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PAKISTAN; PEMPHIGUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PEMPHIGUS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031604651     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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