Infestation of head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, in school children at Quetta City and its suburban areas, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-52

  Saddozai, Shagufta ^a   Kakarsulemankhel, Juma Khan ^b  

^a Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Pakistan; Pediculosis; Pediculus humanus capitis; Quetta; School children

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ASIA; BALUCHISTAN; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; QUETTA; SOUTH ASIA;

PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 38949126149     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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