Louse Infestation of the Chiribaya Culture, Southern Peru: Variation in Prevalence by Age and Sex

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 98, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 173-179

  Reinhard, Karl J ^a   Buikstra, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeoparasitology; Paleoepidemiology; Pathoecology; Pediculus humanus; Peru

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFESTATION; LOUSE; NONHUMAN; PALEONTOLOGY; PARASITE; PARASITISM; PARASITOLOGY; PERU; POPULATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; HUMAN; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO;

PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; MUMMIES; PEDICULUS; PERU; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0041468709     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762003000900026     Document Type: Article

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