The incidence of molluscum contagiosum, scabies and lichen planus

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 985-991

  Pannell, R S ^a   Fleming, D M ^a   Cross, K W ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LICHEN PLANUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLLUSCIPOXVIRUS; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SCABIES;

EID: 28244436734     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805004425     Document Type: Article

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