Skin disorders among male primary school children in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia: Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates - A comparison of urban and rural populations

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Amin, T T ^a   Ali, A ^b   Kaliyadan, F ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Epidemiological study; Pediatric dermatoses; Prevalence; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; HYGIENE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SAUDI ARABIA; SKIN DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 79959596941     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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