The demographics of aging in the United States: Implications for dermatology

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1427-1428

  Kosmadaki, Maria G ^a   Gilchrest, Barbara A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOLOGY; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036847014     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.138.11.1427-a     Document Type: Editorial

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