Pediculosis capitis among schoolchildren in urban and rural areas of eastern Poland

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 491-495

  Buczek, Alicja ^a   Markowska Gosik, Dorota ^a   Widomska, Dorota ^a   Kawa, Iwona Monika ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health care; Pediculosis capitis; Pediculus humanus capitis; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCOME; LOUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NURSE; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; POLAND; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; PEDICULUS; POLAND; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 3543119086     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000027347.76908.61     Document Type: Article

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