Orf and religious practices [1]

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 306-308

  Gündüz, Kamer ^a,b   Inanir, Isil ^a   Sacar, Tuncer ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Merkez Efendi Mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infection; Orf; Religion; Skin

Indexed keywords

ORF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHRAX; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GOAT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INOCULATION; LETTER; MALE; MOSLEM; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; POXVIRUS; RELIGION; SHEEP; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 19744377394     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00769.x     Document Type: Letter

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