Skin disease in the first two years of life in Aboriginal children in East Arnhem Land

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 270-273

  McMeniman, Erin ^a,b   Holden, Libby ^b   Kearns, Therese ^d   Clucas, Danielle B ^c   Carapetis, Jonathan R ^d,e   Currie, Bart J ^d,e   Connors, Christine ^e   Andrews, Ross M ^d  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^e NT Department of Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

aboriginal; children; impetigo; infants; scabies; skin disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; PENICILLIN G;

ABORIGINE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIXED INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCABIES; SKIN DISEASE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; IMPETIGO; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PENICILLIN G; SCABIES;

EID: 80955144185     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2011.00806.x     Document Type: Article

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