Prevalence of Demodex in health personnel working in the autopsy room

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-23

  Özdemir, M Hakan ^a   Aksoy, Umit ^a   Sönmez, Ersel ^a   Akisu, Çiler ^a   Yorulmaz, Coskun ^b   Hilal, Ahmet ^c  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autopsy room; Contamination; Demodex; Health personnel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMODEX; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN SURFACE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITE INFESTATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 14244249534     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000154368.04177.fc     Document Type: Article

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