Is demodex folliculorum larger in diabetic patients? [7]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 539-541

  Akdeniz, S ^b   Bahceci, M ^a   Tuzcu, A K ^a   Harman, M ^a   Alp, S ^a   Bahceci, S ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; CHEEK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMODEX; DENSITY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFESTATION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MITE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES;

EID: 0036749750     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00545_7.x     Document Type: Letter

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