Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 422-424 , July 2007

Gender-specific medicine and ageing: the endocrine impact: second world congress, Rome, Italy, March 8-11, 2007

  • Larissa Burruano, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationMedizinische Hochschule Hannover, Abteilung fur Epidemiologie, Sozialmedizin und Gesundheitssystemforschung (OE 5410) Karl-Wiechert-Allee 3, 30625 Hannover, Germany. Tel.: +49 0511 532 4425; fax: +49 0511 532 5347.

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PII: S0738-081X(07)00092-2

doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2007.05.003

Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 422-424 , July 2007