Skin-of-color epidemiology: A report of the most common skin conditions by race

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 584-589

  Henderson, Marsha D ^a   Abboud, Josianne ^b   Cogan, Chad M ^a   Poisson, Laila M ^a,b   Eide, Melody J ^a,b   Shwayder, Tor A ^a,b   Lim, Henry W ^a,b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONGENITAL SKIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DISEASE; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84866361640     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01775.x     Document Type: Article

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