Dermatological conditions in winter in primary health care on Operation Resolute (Bosnia).
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چکیده
The distribution of dermatological conditions has been studied in a total of 1822 consultations with British troops in a primary health care setting on Operation Resolute (Bosnia) between 1 January and 4 March 1996. Approximately one in eight (12%) of the consultations were for skin conditions; eczema was the most common complaint, but, taken as a whole, infections due to virus (excluding warts), fungus and bacteria made up 30%. The overall distribution of diseases was similar to that seen in British general practice.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
دوره 143 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997