Prevention of Bug Bites, Stings, and Disease

Prevention of Bug Bites, Stings, and Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-352

  Strickman, Daniel ^a   Frances, Stephen P ^b   Debboun, Mustapha ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Royal Australian Army Medical Corps ^*  (United States)

^c Army Medical Department Center and School   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropod; Bloodsucking; Bug; Insecticide; Military; Pest; Pesticide; Prevention; Repellent; Text; Venomous

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955947746     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195365771.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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