The north-south divide in health-where does dermatology stand?

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-42

  Hay, Roderick J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRISEOFULVIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DERMATOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHICS; HEALTH; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MORALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION;

EID: 0035019339     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-081X(00)00208-X     Document Type: Review

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