Tinea capitis among rural school children of the district of Magude, in Maputo province, Mozambique

Mycoses

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 480-483

  Sidat, Mohsin M ^a   Correia, Della ^b   Buene, Titos P ^a  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Dermatophytosis; District of Magude; Maputo Province; Mozambique; Scalp ringworm; Schoolchildren; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; MOZAMBIQUE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSPORUM; MOZAMBIQUE; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII;

EID: 33749436073     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01290.x     Document Type: Article

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