Prevalence and epidemiology of toenail onychomycosis in diabetic subjects: A multicentre survey

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 665-671

  Gupta, A K ^a,f   Konnikov, N ^b   MacDonald, P ^c   Rich, P ^d   Rodger, N W ^c   Edmonds, M W ^c   McManus, R ^c   Summerbell, R C ^e  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TOE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOSTON; CHILD; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; ONTARIO; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031718452     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02464.x     Document Type: Article

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