Intermittent pulse therapy with itraconazole for onychomycosis. Experience in Hong Kong Chinese

Mycoses

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 35-39

  Tang, William Y M ^a,c   Chong, L Y ^a   Leung, C Y ^a   Ho, H H F ^a   Wong, T W ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Lek Yuen Health Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antimycotic chemotherapy; Itraconazole; Onychomycosis; Pulsed therapy

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; HAND DERMATOSES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034089906     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2000.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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