Dermatology at the University Hospital of Mbarara, Uganda;Dermatologie an der Universitätsklinik Mbarara, Uganda

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 920-927

  Schmidt, Enno ^a   Rose, Christian ^a   Mulyowa, Grace K ^b   Jäger, Gerold ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; Dermatopathology; HIV; Skin; Tropical dermatology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; PENICILLIN G; STAVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; REVIEW; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UGANDA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 8144227886     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0353.2004.04730.x     Document Type: Review

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