Lice, nits, and school policy

Pediatrics

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1011-1015

  Williams, L Keoki ^b   Reichert, Amanda ^b   MacKenzie, William R ^a   Hightower, Allen W ^a   Blake, Paul A ^b  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Lice; Lice infestations; Pediatrics; Pediculus; School

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICULOSIS; POLICY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCALP; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; PEDICULUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCALP DERMATOSES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 0035022468     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.107.5.1011     Document Type: Article

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