Human infestation with rodent botfly larvae: A new route of entry?

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 254-255

  Goddard, Jerome ^a  

^a Bureau of Environmental Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFESTATION; INSECT STING; MALE; MYIASIS; PARASITISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN PENETRATION;

EID: 0031052047     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199702000-00022     Document Type: Article

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