Frequency of X-linked ichthyosis in coastal southern italy: A study on a representative sample of a young male population

Dermatology

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 148-150

  Ingordo, Vito ^a,e   D'Andria, Giuliano ^b,c   Gentile, Ciro ^c   Decuzzi, Marco ^c   Mascia, Enrico ^a   Naldi, Luigi ^d  

^a Ital Navy Main Hosp MO Giulio V   (Italy)

^b 'SS Annunziata' Hospital   (Italy)

^c Draft Council of the Italian Navy   (Italy)

^d Bergamo General Hospital   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frequency; Italian male population; Southern Italy; X linked ichthyosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS; ITALY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS, X-LINKED; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0042887596     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071784     Document Type: Article

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