Prevalence and risk factors for tinea pedis in Israeli soldiers

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1002-1005

  Cohen, Arnon D ^a   Wolak, A ^a   Alkan, M ^a   Shalev, R ^a   Vardy, D A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN EXAMINATION; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TINEA PEDIS; TRAINING;

ADULT; CANDIDA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 30044441767     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02281.x     Document Type: Article

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