International summit on cutaneous antifungal therapy, focus on tinea capitis, Boston, Massachusetts, November 11-13, 1994

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-77

  Elewski, Boni E ^a   Hay, Roderick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SELENIUM SULFIDE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; TERBINAFINE;

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MICROSPORUM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINEA CAPITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0030058528     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1996.tb01195.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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