Accuracy of diagnosis of pediculosis capitis: Visual inspection vs wet combing

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 309-313

  Jahnke, Claudia ^a   Bauer, Eline ^b   Hengge, Ulrich R ^c   Feldmeier, Hermann ^b  

^a Division of Child and Adolescent Health   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFESTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIT; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PEDICULUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCALP DERMATOSES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 62649097758     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2008.587     Document Type: Article

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