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The history of women in dermatology

Die Geschichte der Frauen in der Dermatologie

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In the past and present, the status of men is often superior to women in most developing countries and it has a negative effect on the social development of these countries. If women are educated as men in a society, then this society can advance rapidly since the effect of educated women influence the quality of life and health in a positive way and not only for those women, but younger generations who follow them as well. This article reviews the history of some remarkable women in dermatology.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Central Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Esra Kural MD

  2. University B.I.S. Group of Institutions, Punjab Technical University, Punjab, India

    Maria Grazia Roccia MD

  3. Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare e Rigenerativa, Università Degli Studi “G. Marconi”, Rome, Italy

    Katlein França MD, PhD & Torello Lotti MD

  4. Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Institute for Bioethics & Health Policy, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1600 NW 10th Ave 1140, 33136, Miami, FL, USA

    Katlein França MD, PhD

  5. Psoriasis & Skin Clinic, Melbourne, Australia

    Michael Tirant MD

  6. Department of Nuclear Physics, Sub-nuclear and Radiation, G. Marconi University, Rome, Italy

    Massimo Fioranelli MD

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Correspondence to Katlein França MD, PhD.

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E. Kural, M.G. Roccia, K. França, T. Lotti, M. Tirant, and M. Fioranelli declare that they have no competing interests.

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Kural, E., Roccia, M.G., França, K. et al. The history of women in dermatology. Wien Med Wochenschr 167 (Suppl 1), 52–53 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-017-0543-9

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