Iontophoretic terbinafine delivery in onychomycosis: Questionable nail growth

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 699-700

  Oon, H H ^a   Tan, H H ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Iontophoresis; Nail growth; Onychomycosis; Terbinafine

Indexed keywords

TERBINAFINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOENAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; DRUG EFFECTS; FOOT DERMATOSES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; NAILS; NAPHTHALENES; ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

EID: 76949106263     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09605.x     Document Type: Letter

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