Balanitis xerotica obliterans: Epidemiologic distribution in an equal access health care system

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-11

  Kizer, William S ^a   Prarie, Troy ^a   Morey, Allen F ^a,b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Urology Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Genital diseases; Incidence studies; Males

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC SKIN DISEASE; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT INFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALANITIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0037278169     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200301000-00004     Document Type: Article

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