The clinical efficacy of terbinafine in the treatment of fungal infections of the skin

Reviews in Contemporary Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 325-341

  Evans, E G V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; PYRROLE; TERBINAFINE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA PEDIS; TINEA VERSICOLOR; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030665977     PISSN: 09548602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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