Dermatophytoses among school children in Aba, Abia State-Nigeria and some physiological studies on the isolated etiologic agents

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-49

  Okafor, Josephine I ^a   Agbugbaeruleke, Ada K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICROBIOLOGY; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0032033992     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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