Prevalence of pediculosis capitis among schoolchildren in Greece and risk factors: A questionnaire survey

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 701-705

  Soultana, Vladeni ^a   Euthumia, Peteinaki ^a   Antonios, Maniatis ^a   Angeliki, Roussaki Schultze ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER; GREECE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PARENT; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEDICULUS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SCALP DERMATOSES; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 73449117203     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.01016.x     Document Type: Article

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