Scabies: Reappearance of a forgotten parasitic disease

Acta Microbiologica Hellenica

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 346-352

  Tzanetou, K ^a  

^a G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT;

ARTHROPOD LIFE CYCLE STAGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CONTROL; GREECE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; REVIEW; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; SARCOPTES SCABIEI;

EID: 33846709505     PISSN: 04389573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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