Two Hundred Ninety-Six Cases of Onychomycosis in Children and Teenagers: A 10-Year Laboratory Survey

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 385-388

  Lateur, Nadine ^a   Mortaki, A ^a   Andre J ^a  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

ADOLESCENT; CANDIDA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NAIL; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; SEX RATIO; TOE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ADOLESCENT; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0142040683     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2003.20502.x     Document Type: Review

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