Ringworm of the scalp among immigrants in Finland [14]

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 333-334

  Heikkilä, Hannele ^a   Stubb, Sakari ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; LETTER; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SKIN CULTURE; SYMPTOM; TINEA; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242725116     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550410029990     Document Type: Letter

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