Athlete's Foot

References

Citations

  1. Weinstein A, Berman B (2003). Topical treatment of common superficial tinea infections. American Family Physician, 65(10): 2095–2102.

  2. Crawford F (2006). Athlete's foot, search date April 2006. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence. Also available online: www.clinicalevidence.com.

  3. Murray MT, Pizzorno JE Jr (2006). Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree). In JE Pizzorno Jr, MT Murray, eds., Textbook of Natural Medicine, vol. 1, chap. 104, pp. 1053–1056. St. Louis: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.

Other Works Consulted

  • Habif TP (2005). Tinea of the foot (Tinea pedis). In Skin Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd ed., pp. 244–247. Philadelphia: Elsevier Mosby.


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