Prevalence of skin diseases in a dermatology outpatient clinic in Turkey. A cross-sectional, retrospective study

Journal of Dermatological Case Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 108-112

  Bilgili, Memet Ersan ^a   Yildiz, Hamza ^b   Sarici, Gulben ^b  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ESKISEHIR MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acne; Allergy; Aphthae; Atopic dermatitis; Epidemiology; HPV; Pemphigus; Prevalence; Pruritus; Psoriasis; Tinea; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CALLUS SKIN DISEASE; CHILD; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURODERMATITIS; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PSORIASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN DISEASE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URTICARIA; VERRUCA VULGARIS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892521396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18987249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3315/jdcr.2013.1156     Document Type: Article

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