A five-year survey of onychomycosis in New Delhi, India: Epidemiological and laboratory aspects

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-42

  Kaur, Ravinder ^a   Kashyap, Bineeta ^a,b   Bhalla, Preena ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Vimal CGHS Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Fingernails; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; DERMATOPHYTE; FEMALE; FINGERNAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOLOGY; NAIL; NEWBORN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SAMPLE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TOENAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

EID: 34247541607     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.31923     Document Type: Article

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