The Public Health Intervention of Skin Care for All: Community Dermatology
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چکیده
Skin failure is managed by physician belonging to the profession of Dermatology that has had several years of additional training in the diagnosis and management of skin diseases. There are also wound healers, lymphoedema managers,employees of burns units, and custodians of neglected tropical skin diseases such as, for example, leprosy, leishmaniasis,onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, yaws and Buruli ulcer, which must be members of an alliance to provide skin care and promote skin health for all.
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