The impact of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) on skin disease in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa [4]

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 782-783

  Mosam, Anisa ^a   Irusen, Elvis Malcolm ^a   Kagoro, Honest ^a   Aboobaker, Jamilla ^a   Dlova, Ncoza ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG ERUPTION; ECZEMA; ERYTHRODERMA; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MYCOSIS; PSORIASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; SYPHILIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DERMATITIS, SEBORRHEIC; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS;

EID: 6444226580     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02187.x     Document Type: Letter

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