The Compliance and Long-term Follow up of Onychomycosis Treatment

Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 110-117

  Kim, Ji Eun ^a   Park, Hyun Jeong ^a   Lee, Jun Young ^a   Cho, Baik Kee ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compliance; Fluconazole; Itraconazole; Long term result; Onychomycosis; Terbinafine

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FUNGI;

EID: 0347589751     PISSN: 12264709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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