Survey of infectious skin diseases and skin infestations among primary school students of Taitung County, eastern Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 128-134

  Wu, Yu Hung ^a   Su, Hsin Yi ^a   Hsieh, Ya Ju ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Infectious skin disease; Skin infestation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SCABIES; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; TAIWAN; TINEA PEDIS; TINEA VERSICOLOR; VERRUCA PLANTARIS; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; TAIWAN; TINEA; WARTS;

EID: 0034127154     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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