Prevalence of Pediculus capitis infestation among school children of Chinese refugees residing in mountainous areas of Northern Thailand

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 183-187

  Fan, Chia Kwung ^a   Liao, Chien Wei ^c   Wu, Ming Shuan ^b   Hu, Neng Yeou ^d   Su, Kua Eyre ^e  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Chutung Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chiang Rai Province; Pediculus capitis; Refugees; School children; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AKKA ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; HAN POPULATION; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUNTAIN; PEDICULUS; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; REFUGEE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 2542591025     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70104-4     Document Type: Article

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