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250 years of military dermatology: the British Army experience
1Department of Dermatology, Royal Hospital Haslar, Great Britain.
Vesalius : Acta Internationales Historiae Medicinae
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
The British Army has encountered significant morbidity due to skin disease from the eighteenth century to the present time. The young age and pre-deployment screening of soldiers coupled with adverse environmental conditions produce a predominance of infective and eczematous conditions. The dermatologist still has a significant contribution to make in keeping the individual soldier healthy.
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