Misuse of topical corticosteroids: A clinical study in an Iraqi hospital

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 847-852

  Al Dhalimi, M A ^a   Aljawahiry, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KUFA   (Iraq)

^b Al Najaf Health Office   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOCINOLONE; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPLICATION SITE PAPULE; APPLICATION SITE RASH; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAPER DERMATITIS; DRUG MISUSE; DRY SKIN; FACIES; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTRICHOSIS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PUBIC PEDICULOSIS; PYODERMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCABIES; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EXAMINATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELANGIECTASIA; TINEA; TINEA CORPORIS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOLOGY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAQ; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SELF MEDICATION; SKIN DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33847685171     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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