Imported Skin Diseases

Imported Skin Diseases

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Imported skin diseases / edited by William R. Faber, Roderick J. Hay, Bernard Naafs. – 2nd ed.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-470-67226-6 (hardback : alk. paper)
I. Faber, William Richard, 1940- II. Hay, R. J. (Roderick J.), 1947- III. Naafs, B. (Bernard)
[DNLM: 1. Skin Diseases–diagnosis. 2. Skin Diseases–epidemiology. 3. Disease Transmission,
Infectious. 4. Emigration and Immigration. 5. Rare Diseases–diagnosis. 6. Travel. WR 141]
616.5–dc23
2012021653
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