Epidemiology of skin disorders in Ethiopian children and adolescents: An analysis of records from the Italian Dermatological Centre, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2005 to 2009

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 442-447

  Marrone, Rosalia ^a   Vignally, Pascal ^a   Rosso, Annalisa ^a   Didero, Daniele ^a   Pizzini, Emma ^a   Dassoni, Federica ^b   Pajno, Maria Chiara ^a   Maiani, Elisa ^a   Franco, Gennaro ^a   Calcaterra, Roberta ^a   Morrone, Aldo ^a   Mirisola, Concetta ^a  

^a Italian National Institute of Health   (Italy)

^b Ayder Hospital   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MYCOSIS; NEWBORN; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN APPENDAGE DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84863474871     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01698.x     Document Type: Article

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