Rosacea in patients with skin of color: Uncommon but not rare

Cutis

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 60-62

  Alexis, Andrew F ^a,b  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; REVIEW; ROSACEA; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

HUMANS; ROSACEA; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 77957922313     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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