Epidemiology and morbidity of scabies and pediculosis capitis in resource-poor communities in Brazil

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 150-156

  Heukelbach, Jörg ^a   Wilcke, T ^b   Winter, B ^b   Feldmeier, H ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brazil; Epidemiology; Morbidity; Pediculosis capitis; Scabies; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCABIES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPERINFECTION; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDICULUS; POVERTY AREAS; SCABIES; SCALP DERMATOSES; SEASONS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 22944471764     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06591.x     Document Type: Article

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