Managing skin disease in resource-poor environments - the role of community-oriented training and control programs

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 558-563

  Hay, Roderick ^a   Estrada, Roberto ^b   Grossmann, Henning ^c  

^a International Foundation of Dermatology   (United Kingdom)

^b Projecto Comunitaria Dermatologia   (Mexico)

^c Regional Dermatology Training Center   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CENTRAL AMERICA; COMMUNITY; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASE CONTROL; ELECTRONICS; FUNDING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; SKIN DISEASE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

COMMUNITY MEDICINE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 79955034774     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.04954.x     Document Type: Article

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