Prevalence of skin infections in sheltered homeless

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 382-386

  Badiaga, Sékéné ^a,b   Menard, Amélie ^b   Tissot Dupont, Hervé ^a,c   Ravaux, Isabelle ^c   Chouquet, Didier ^b   Graveriau, Céline ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a   Brouqui, Philippe ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^c HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

Author keywords

Body louse; Ecthyma; Homelessness; Impetigo; Scabies; Skin infections

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; FRANCE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICULOSIS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; SCABIES; SKIN INFECTION; TINEA PEDIS; TRAVEL;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; IMPETIGO; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; SCABIES; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; TINEA PEDIS;

EID: 25144507066     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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