Fomite transmission in head lice

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1044-1047

  Burkhart, Craig N ^a   Burkhart, Craig G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOMITE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FOMITES; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; PEDICULUS; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 34248181078     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.10.979     Document Type: Review

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