The Seasonal Trend of Brittle Nails: A Google Trends Analysis of English-speaking Countries

Eric McMullen, Mahan Maazi, Jonathan Berkowitz, Matthew Berkowitz, Jeffrey Donovan

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DOI: 10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2025-0238
Published: 2026-04-22
Container: Acta Dermato-Venereologica
Publisher: MJS Publishing, Medical Journals Sweden AB
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@article{allodium:10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2025-0238,
  title = {The Seasonal Trend of Brittle Nails: A Google Trends Analysis of English-speaking Countries},
  author = {Eric McMullen and Mahan Maazi and Jonathan Berkowitz and Matthew Berkowitz and Jeffrey Donovan},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Acta Dermato-Venereologica},
  doi = {10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2025-0238},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2025-0238}
}

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TI  - The Seasonal Trend of Brittle Nails: A Google Trends Analysis of English-speaking Countries
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AU  - Jeffrey Donovan
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McMullen, E., Maazi, M., Berkowitz, J., Berkowitz, M., & Donovan, J. (2026). The Seasonal Trend of Brittle Nails: A Google Trends Analysis of English-speaking Countries. Acta Dermato-Venereologica. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2025-0238

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