Prevalence of tinea capitis in southern Kuwait

Mycoses

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 317-320

  Adel, A A Razzaq ^a   Sultan, Al Otabi ^a   Basmiah, Al Mehanna ^a   Aftab, Ahmed ^a   Nabel, Najem ^a  

^a AL ADAN HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Health education; Kuwait; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MICROSPORUM CANIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALP; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM; TRICHOPHYTOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KUWAIT; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TINEA CAPITIS;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

EID: 34250317802     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2007.01336.x     Document Type: Article

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