The prevalence of common skin conditions in Australian school students: 4 tinea pedis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 897-901

  Merlin, K ^a   Kilkenny, M ^a   Plunkett, A ^a   Marks, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian school students; Prevalence; Public health; Tinea pedis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; STUDENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TINEA PEDIS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0033005850     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02822.x     Document Type: Article

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