A population-based study of toenail onychomycosis in Israeli children

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-97

  Leibovici, Vera ^a   Evron, Ruth ^a   Dunchin, Milka ^a   Westerman, Maria ^a   Ingber, Arieh ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOENAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TINEA;

EID: 60449088320     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00832.x     Document Type: Article

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