A seat at the big table: Expanding the role of dermatology at the world health organization and beyond

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2663-2665

  Freeman, Esther E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL DRUG;

BRONCHOSCOPY; BURULI ULCER; DERMATOLOGIST; DERMATOLOGY; EDITORIAL; FOLLICULITIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LEG SWELLING; LEPROSY; LUNG SARCOMA; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCABIES; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN SWELLING; THRUSH; TINEA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; COMPLICATION; HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN DISEASES;

DERMATOLOGY; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN DISEASES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84908552155     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2014.355     Document Type: Editorial

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