Ectopic localization of tungiasis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 67, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 214-216

  Heukelbach, Jörg ^a   Wilcke, Thomas ^a   Eisele, Margit ^a   Feldmeier, Hermann ^a  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FLEA; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; SAND FLEA; SUPERINFECTION; TOPOGRAPHY; TUNGIASIS;

ANIMALIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TUNGA; TUNGA PENETRANS;

EID: 0036697738     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.214     Document Type: Article

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