Conclusion
The above sketches give only a glimpse of some of the things going on in China. There are plenty of problems waiting for us to be solved in the future.
We feel that prevention and control of diseases is only one of our problems, while basic research is even more important, though more difficult, and must be undertaken for the advancement of dermatology in the long run.
For the present, while control of chronic infections is going on, considerations of basic research have been taken, and it is hoped that contributions will be made in the near future.
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Chuan-Kui, H., Da-Ding, F. & Gan-Yun, Y. Some sketches on the history of Chinese dermatology. Arch Dermatol Res 272, 185–190 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00510415
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