The clinical efficacy of terbinafine in the treatment of tinea capitis

Reviews in Contemporary Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 313-324

  Krafchik, Bernice ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRISEOFULVIN; KETOCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RACE; REVIEW; SCALP; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TINEA CAPITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030666161     PISSN: 09548602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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