A Clinico‑Etiological Study of Dermatoses in Pediatric Age Group in Tertiary Health Care Center in South Gujarat Region.
Background: Dermatologic conditions have different presentation and management in pediatric age group from that in adult; this to be studied separately for statistical and population based analysis. Objective: To study the pattern of various dermatoses in infants and children in tertiary health care...
| Publicado en: | Indian Journal of Dermatology Vol. 60; no. 6; pp. 22 - 30 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
Nov/Dec2015
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