Dermatobia hominis myiasis in humans in Trinidad

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-

  Chadee, Dave D ^a   Rawlins, Samuel C ^b  

^a Ministry of Health Trinidad and Tobago   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b Caribbean Epidemiology Centre   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Dermatobia hominis; Myiasis; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOBIA; FLY; HUMAN; MYIASIS; PARASITOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 12644263416     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90396-5     Document Type: Article

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