Anti-head lice effect of Annona squamosa seeds

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 532-535

  Intaranongpai, Junya ^a   Chavasiri, Warinthorn ^b   Gritsanapan, Wandee ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 33845737410     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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