Mosquitoes and mosquito repellants: A clinician's guide

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 931-940

  Fradin, Mark S ^a  

^a Chapel Hill Dermatology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRONELLAL; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; INSECT REPELLENT; INSECTICIDE; PERMETHRIN; SOYBEAN OIL;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSECT BITE; INSECT CONTROL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VECTOR CONTROL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DEET; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT REPELLENTS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES;

EID: 0032081286     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-128-11-199806010-00013     Document Type: Article

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