Detecting ticks on light versus dark clothing

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 361-364

  Stjernberg, Louise ^a,b   Berglund, Johan ^a,b  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSECT CONTROL; IXODES RICINUS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPECIES ENDEMICITY; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BITES AND STINGS; CLOTHING; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IXODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

EID: 18844420309     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410021216     Document Type: Article

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