Personal protection measures against fire ant attacks

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 344-349

  Goddard, Jerome ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; INSECT REPELLENT;

ANT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT; INSECT STING; NONHUMAN; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN PROTECTION;

EID: 26944454022     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61152-0     Document Type: Article

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