Systematic review of topical treatments for fungal infections of the skin and nails of the feet

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7202, 1999, Pages 79-82

  Hart, Rachel ^a   Bell Syer, Sally E M ^b   Crawford, Fay ^b   Torgerson, David J ^b   Young, Philip ^b   Russell, Ian ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYLAMINE; BIFONAZOLE; CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; MICONAZOLE; NAFTIFINE; OXICONAZOLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TEA TREE OIL; TERBINAFINE; TOLNAFTATE; UNDECANOIC ACID; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MYCOSIS; NAIL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN INFECTION; TINEA PEDIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DERMATOMYCOSIS; ECONOMICS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ALLYLAMINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AZOLES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033542521     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7202.79     Document Type: Article

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