High prevalence of foot diseases in Europe: Results of the Achilles Project

Mycoses

Volumn 46, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 496-505

  Burzykowski, T ^a   Molenberghs, G ^a   Abeck, D ^b   Haneke, E ^c   Hay, R ^d   Katsambas, A ^e   Roseeuw, D ^f   Van De Kerkhof, P ^g   Van Aelst, R ^h   Marynissen, G ^h,i  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^f FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^g RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

ⁱ Janssen Research Foundation ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Foot disease; Fungal; Non fungal; Predisposing factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINEA PEDIS;

ADULT; CALLOSITIES; CAUSALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATOMYCOSES; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOT DEFORMITIES; FOOT DERMATOSES; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; SKIN; TINEA PEDIS;

TINEA;

EID: 10744232490     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0933-7407.2003.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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