Tinea capitis among primary school children in Anambra state of Nigeria

Mycoses

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 536-541

  Emele, F E ^a   Oyeka, C A ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anambra state; Nigeria; Primary school children; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSPORUM; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SPORES, FUNGAL; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ASPERGILLUS; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII;

EID: 53549111909     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01507.x     Document Type: Article

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