Scabies in Edinburgh from 1815 to 2000

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 124-129

  Savin, J A ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; IMPETIGO; PEDICULUS; REVIEW; SCABIES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN DISEASE; TINEA CAPITIS; UNITED KINGDOM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTORY; HOSPITAL; MALE; PEDICULOSIS; SEASON; SEX RATIO;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; IMPETIGO; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; SCABIES; SCOTLAND; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TINEA CAPITIS;

EID: 15044342045     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.98.3.124     Document Type: Review

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