An epidemiological study of pityriasis rosea in the Eastern Anatolia

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 495-497

  Harman, Mehmet ^a,b   Aytekin, Sema ^a   Akdeniz, Sedat ^a   Inalöz, H Serhat ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Pityriasis rosea

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PITYRIASIS ROSEA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITYRIASIS ROSEA; SEASONS; TURKEY;

EID: 0031851209     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007412330146     Document Type: Article

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