Factors influencing coexistence of toenail onychomycosis with tinea pedis and other dermatomycoses: A survey of 2761 patients

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1279-1284

  Szepietowski, Jacek C ^a   Reich, Adam ^a   Garlowska, Emilia ^a   Kulig, Marzena ^a   Baran, Eugeniusz ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINGERNAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA MANUUM; TINEA PEDIS; TOENAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

EID: 33750047192     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.10.1279     Document Type: Article

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