Onychomycosis in Denmark: Prevalence of fungal nail infection in general practice

Mycoses

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 131-135

  Svejgaard, E L ^a   Nilsson, J ^b  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Janssen Cilag A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Onychomycosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DERMATOPHYTE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PERIPHERAL ISCHEMIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRICHOSPORON CUTANEUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; SEX FACTORS; TOES; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; SCOPULARIOPSIS; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; TRICHOSPORON CUTANEUM;

EID: 2342653525     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.00968.x     Document Type: Article

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