Epidemiology of superficial fungal infections

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-201

  Ameen, Mahreen ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; HAIR DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

DERMATOMYCOSES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77950266268     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.12.005     Document Type: Note

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