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Edited by J.J. Grob, R.S. Stern, R.M. MacKie, and W.A. Weinstock. 370 pp. Cambridge, Mass., Blackwell Science, 1997. $195. ISBN 0-632-04256-7.

As all physicians are well aware, diseases of the skin pose serious public health problems throughout the world. The range of these conditions is wide, spanning inflammatory and infectious processes and dire neoplastic disorders such as malignant melanoma. The incidence and prevalence of these conditions are constantly changing, reflecting many variables. Thus, understanding the epidemiology of these disorders is essential if changes are to be made to prevent and cure them. To this end, in 1995 at the First International Conference on Epidemiology, Causes, and Prevention of Skin Diseases, the world's foremost experts on this subject convened and made a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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