Risk factors for erysipelas of the leg in Tunisia: A multicenter case-control study

Dermatology

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 108-112

  Mokni, Mourad ^a   Dupuy, Alain ^h   Denguezli, Mohamed ^e   Dhaoui, Raouf ^b   Bouassida, Samir ^f   Armi, Montacer ^g   Fenniche, Sami ^c   Zeglaoui, Faten ^d   Doss, Nejib ^b   Nouira, Rafiaa ^e   Osman Dhahri, Amel Ben ^a   Zili, Jamel ^g   Mokhtar, Insaf ^c   Kamoun, Mohamed Ridha ^d   Zahaf, Abdelmajid ^f   Chosidow, Olivier ^i,j  

^a LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b MILITARY HOSPITAL OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c HABIB THAMEUR HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^d CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^e FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^f HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^g FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^h SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^j HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

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Author keywords

Case control studies; Cellulitis; Epidemiology; Erysipelas; Intertrigo; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERYSIPELAS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEG; LEG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TUNISIA;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ERYSIPELAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEG DERMATOSES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TUNISIA;

EID: 32944455310     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000090649     Document Type: Article

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