Prevalence of dermatological lesions in hospitalized children at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-292

  Okafor, O O ^a,b   Akinbami, F O ^c   Orimadegun, A E ^d   Okafor, C M ^e   Ogunbiyi, A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (India)

^d Division of Gynecologic Oncology   (India)

^e Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatologic lesions; Hospitalized children; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84855239754     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.86769     Document Type: Article

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