Prevalence of skin diseases among pediatric patients in Turkey

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 413-418

  Tamer, Emine ^a,b   Ilhan, Mustafa N ^c   Polat, Muhterem ^b   Lenk, Nurdan ^b   Alli, Nuran ^b  

^a Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^b ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Prevalence; Skin diseases; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INFANT; INSECT BITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POMPHOLYX; PSORIASIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SKIN DISEASE; SUMMER; TINEA CORPORIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VITILIGO; WINTER; XEROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN DISEASES; TURKEY;

EID: 47149093149     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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