The frequency of common nonmalignant skin conditions in adults in central Victoria, Australia

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 901-908

  Plunkett, Anne ^a   Merlin, Kate ^a   Gill, David ^a   Zuo, Yeqin ^a   Jolley, Damien ^a   Marks, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DISEASE; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; AGED; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSORIASIS; SKIN DISEASES; TINEA; VICTORIA; WARTS;

EID: 0033434039     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00856.x     Document Type: Article

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