Tinea capitis in Europe: New perspective on an old problem

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 229-233

  Hay, R J ^a   Robles, W ^a   Midgley, G ^a   Moore, M K ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; Tinea capitis; Tricophyton tonsurans

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MYCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCALP; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TIME; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON SOUDANENSE; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; URBAN POPULATION;

DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; HUMANS; MICROSPORUM; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0034811121     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2001.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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