Prevalence of skin diseases among schoolchildren in Magong, Penghu, Taiwan: A community-based clinical survey

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-29

  Chen, Guan Yu ^a,b   Cheng, Yu Wen ^c   Wang, Cheng Yu ^c   Hsu, Tsung Jen ^d   Hsu, Ming Long ^e   Yang, Pei Tun ^f   Chen, Wen Chieh ^c  

^a TAICHUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^d Department of Health   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Child; Penghu; Prevalence; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARM; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BREAST; COMEDO; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; FOOT; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KELOID; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MYCOSIS; NECK; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PSORIASIS; SCALP; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TAIWAN; TINEA; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA VERSICOLOR; TRUNK; VERRUCA VULGARIS; VITILIGO;

EID: 39549095097     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60004-2     Document Type: Article

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