Prevalence of tinea capitis among schoolchildren in Iraq

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 128-137

  Fathi, H I ^a   Al Samarai, A G M ^a  

^a TIKRIT UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROWDING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IRAQ; MALE; PARENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TINEA CAPITIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROWDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; IRAQ; MALE; PARENTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; TINEA CAPITIS;

EID: 0033755129     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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