Exotic myiasis with Lund's fly (Cordylobia rodhaini)

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 171, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 654-655

  Geary, Merilyn J ^a   Hudson, Bernard J ^b   Russell, Richard C ^a,d   Hardy, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Manning Medical Practice   (Australia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FLY; HUMAN; INFESTATION; LIFE CYCLE; MYIASIS;

EID: 0033530682     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123838.x     Document Type: Article

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