Growth rate of human fingernails and toenails in healthy American young adults by S. Yaemsiri and others 2026-11-05
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Primary byline S. Yaemsiri, N. Hou, M. M. Slining and K. He. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 24(4), 420–423, April 2010; first online 8 September 2009. DOI 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03426.x. The abstract describes 22 healthy young adults marking nails with a supplied file and measuring mark displacement over one to three months. Mean fingernail and toenail growth rates were 3.47 and 1.62 millimetres per month.
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