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The User of the Public Dermatology Service

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Skin diseases are one of the main reasons that people seek medical care and are responsible for approximately one-quarter of medical appointments in primary care. However, the importance of the skin’s health is generally underestimated because of the chronic nature and low lethality of most cutaneous diseases. Data on the social and demographic characteristics of the population using public dermatology services are essential to direct and plan public health policies. These data are influenced by various factors, such as the socioeconomic profile, the educational profile, housing and hygiene conditions, dietary habits, and the circumstances of access to health care. This chapter discusses the sociodemographic and nosologic profile of this population, as well as the essential characteristics of a public dermatology service.

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  1. Dona Libânia Center for Dermatology, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Heitor de Sá Gonçalves & Maria Araci de Andrade Pontes

  2. Osvaldo Cruz Foundation, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Gerson Oliveira Penna

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  1. Dermatology Service of Clinical, Hospital of Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Renan Rangel Bonamigo

  2. Health Secretary of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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de Sá Gonçalves, H., de Andrade Pontes, M.A., Penna, G.O. (2018). The User of the Public Dermatology Service. In: Bonamigo, R., Dornelles, S. (eds) Dermatology in Public Health Environments. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33919-1_3

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