Onychomycosis: an Asian perspective.
Extrapolated data from epidemiologic studies of onychomycosis unique to Asia have produced intriguing revelations and opened new lines of inquiry; however, the usefulness of this research is compromised by lack of uniformity in data collection. It is proposed that a common protocol be constructed to facilitate the study ofonychomycosis, in Asia, as elsewhere, the most common disease of the nails.
Sehgal
Virendra N
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Dermato-Venereology (Skin/VD) Centre, Sehgal Nursing Home, Panchwati, Azadpur, Delhi. drsehgal@ndf.vsnl.net.in
Srivastava
Govind
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Dogra
Sunil
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Chaudhary
Anuradha
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Adhikari
Tulsi
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D003883:Arthrodermataceae; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology