Dermatology in the military: An East Timor study

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 304-311

  Lim, Davin S ^a  

^a OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BLEOMYCIN; CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ETRETIN; IVERMECTIN; MEFLOQUINE; METHOXSALEN; MICONAZOLE NITRATE; PRIMAQUINE;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DENGUE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDEMA; FILARIASIS; FOLLICULITIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALARIA; MILITARY MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ONYCHOLYSIS; PHOTOTOXICITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSORIASIS; PUVA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCABIES; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUN EXPOSURE; TIMOR-LESTE; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM; VERRUCA PLANTARIS;

AUSTRALIA; EAST TIMOR; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 17444407073     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.01670.x     Document Type: Article

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