Long-term results of patients with onychomycosis treated with itraconazole

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 70-71

  Heikkila, Hannele ^a   Stubb, Sakari ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

continuous therapy; dermatophyte; mycological cure; pulse therapy

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TOES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031035113     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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