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INCIDENCE OF SKIN DISEASE IN CUZCO, PERU
Author(s) -
FAILMEZGER CHARLES
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1992.tb02718.x
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , medicine , tropics , dermatology , disease , tropical disease , pathology , ecology , physics , optics , biology
In the nations of the developing world, the incidence of skin disease is especially affected by geography. While most studies focus on the tropics, this report records the pattern of skin diseases encountered in a South American mountain city. Among 1277 patients examined, the noninfectious dermatoses predominated.