Prevalence of head louse infestation among Russeifa school children

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 604-607

  Rabi, Atallah ^a   Al Khateeb, Nimr ^a   Abo Shehada, Mahmoud N ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Jordan; Pediculus humanus var. Capitis; School children

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006391359     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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