Updates from the British Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting, 16–18 April 2007, Nottingham, U.K.
A. Birnie,
J.S.C. English,
A. Birnie
Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham NG7 2UH, U.K.
Search for more papers by this authorJ.S.C. English
Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham NG7 2UH, U.K.
Search for more papers by this authorA. Birnie,
J.S.C. English,
A. Birnie
Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham NG7 2UH, U.K.
Search for more papers by this authorJ.S.C. English
Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham NG7 2UH, U.K.
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 10 April 2008
J.S.C. English.E-mail: [email protected]
Conflicts of interestNone declared.
Summary
This is a synopsis of the main research findings presented at the British Society for Investigative Dermatology meeting held during 16–18 April 2007 in Nottingham, U.K. The conference highlighted the recent biological, epidemiological and therapeutic advances that have been made in the field of dermatology. The authors focus on the more important advances or summaries of findings, but this is not meant as a substitute for reading the conference proceedings and related references quoted in this article.
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