Double-blind study of the efficacy of 1 week topical terbinafine cream compared to 4 weeks miconazole cream in patients with tinea pedis

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1006-1009

  Leenutaphong, Vichit ^a   Niumpradit, Nucha ^b   Tangwiwat, Suracherd ^a   Sritaveesuwan, Rumpa ^a   Muanprasat, Chanai ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Double blind Study; Miconazole; Terbinafine Cream; Tinea Pedis

Indexed keywords

MICONAZOLE; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; TERBINAFINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TINEA PEDIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 0032794964     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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