Prevalence of Onychomycosis in Korea over 10 Years (2006~2015)

  • Lee, Ji Hyun (Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Han, Kyung Do (Department of Biostatistics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Hyo Jung (Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Han, Ju Hee (Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Seo, Hyun Min (Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University Guri Hospital) ;
  • Bang, Chul Hwan (Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Jun Young (Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Park, Young Min (Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • Received : 2018.03.02
  • Accepted : 2018.04.17
  • Published : 2018.12.31

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Supported by : National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), Catholic University of Korea

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