The In Clinical Practice series aims to provide expert information 'at your fingertips' - concise handbooks organised in a straightforward way. The series is designed to meet the needs of GPs, junior doctors, practice nurses and other primary care providers. The books will provide the reader with authoritative and accessible information from clinical experts in the field, to assist with treatment decisions.
Robin Graham-Brown graduated in medicine from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London, UK. His postgraduate training in general medicine and dermatology was also in London, at the Queen Mary's University Hospital and at the Royal Free. He was appointed consultant dermatologist in Leicester in 1983, and subsequently became honorary senior lecturer in the University department. His main clinical research interests have been in early diagnosis and public education on skin c