Prevalence of Fungal Skin Infections in Iranian Wrestlers
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Prevalence of Fungal Skin Infections in Iranian Wrestlers
PURPOSE Fungal infections are one of the most common skin infections. Athletes, especially in contact sports such as wrestlers are the group at risk of fungal skin infections (FSI). The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of FSI and some effective factors in wrestlers in Tehran, Iran. METHODS This study was a cross-sectional descriptive study which was conducted in 2009 and subjects...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2008-000X,2008-7209
DOI: 10.5812/asjsm.34527