Combination therapy for onychomycosis

British Journal of Dermatology, Supplement

Volumn 149, Issue 65, 2003, Pages 15-18

  Olafsson, J H ^a   Sigurgeirsson, B ^b   Baran, R ^c  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b Hudlaeknastodin   (Iceland)

^c NAIL DISEASE CENTRE   (France)

Author keywords

Combination; Onychomycosis; Trials

Indexed keywords

AMOROLFINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GRISEOFULVIN; ISOCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; TERBINAFINE; TIOCONAZOLE; UREA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 0242487622     PISSN: 0366077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.149.s65.2.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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