Skin diseases of travelers

Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 971-981

  Joyce, M Patricia ^a  

^a East Baton Rouge Parish Prison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IVERMECTIN; KETOCONAZOLE; MEGLUMINE; PENICILLIN G; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM; TIABENDAZOLE;

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; EXCISION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; TRAVEL;

EID: 0036947689     PISSN: 00954543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0095-4543(02)00039-8     Document Type: Review

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