Growth rate of human fingernails and toenails in healthy American young adults

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 420-423

  Yaemsiri, S ^a   Hou, N ^b   Slining, M M ^b   He, K ^a,b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Fingernail; Growth rate; Nail biomarkers; Toenail; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; GROWTH RATE; HABIT; HUMAN; MALE; NAIL; NAIL BED; NAIL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TOE NAIL;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NAILS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749334244     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03426.x     Document Type: Article

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