Quantification of blood intake of the head louse: Pediculus humanus capitis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 543-546

  Speare, Rick ^a   Canyon, Deon V ^a   Melrose, Wayne ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; LOUSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; RELATIVE DENSITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; PEDICULUS; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 33646167225     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02520.x     Document Type: Article

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