Pediculosis prevalence and associated risk factors in a nursery school, Bogotá, Colombia;Prevalencia y factores asociados a la pediculosis en niños de un jardín infantil de Bogotá

Biomedica

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 245-251

  Ríos, Sandra Milena ^a   Fernández, Julián Alfredo ^a   Rivas, Favio ^a   Sáonz, María Luz ^a   Moncada, Ligia Inés ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Child; Lice infestations epidemiology; Pediculus; Preschool; Prevalence; Risk factors; Social conditions

Indexed keywords

PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 51349117897     PISSN: 01204157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.v28i2.95     Document Type: Article

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