Tinea Capitis: Current Concepts

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 124, Issue 10, 1988, Pages 1554-1557

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Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

CHILD; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMAN; MICROSPORUM; NEGROID RACE; SCALP; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0023741184     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.1988.01670100056014     Document Type: Article

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