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Plantar wart epidemiology and demographics

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Overview

Overview

It is estimated that 7-10% of the US population is infected. Plantar warts tend to affect only 0.29% of people who have never worn shoes.[1]

References

References

  1. SHULMAN, Pod.D,, SAMUEL B. (1949). “Survey in China and India of Feet That Have Never Worn Shoes”. The Journal of the National Association of Chiropodists. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

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