Prevalence of skin diseases in Ibadan, Nigeria

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-36

  Ogunbiyi, Adebola O ^a   Daramola, Olaniyi O M ^a   Alese, Olatunji O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ALBINISM; ALOPECIA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CANDIDIASIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; DRUG ERUPTION; ECZEMA; FACE; FOLLICULITIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERPIGMENTATION; ICHTHYOSIS; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; KELOID; KERATOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; LABORATORY TEST; LEPROSY; LICHEN PLANUS; LUPUS VULGARIS; NEURODERMATITIS; NEUROFIBROMA; NEVUS; NIGERIA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PITYRIASIS ROSEA; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; PYODERMA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCABIES; SCLERODERMA; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; STAFF TRAINING; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TINEA; TINEA VERSICOLOR; URTICARIA; VERRUCA VULGARIS; VITILIGO; YAWS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0842325189     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.01967.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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