Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 209-210 , 2006

Athlete's foot: When all else fails!

Received 23 January 2006 ,Accepted 20 March 2006.

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PII: S1268-7731(06)00035-X

doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2006.03.010

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 209-210 , 2006

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