Prevalence of pediculosis capitis in children from a rural school in Yucatan, Mexico;Prevalência de pediculose em crianças de escola rural em Yucatan, Mexico

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 325-327

  Manrique Saide, Pablo ^a   Pavía Ruz, Norma ^a   Rodríguez Buenfil, Jorge C ^a   Herrera Herrera, Roodeth ^a   Gómez Ruiz, Pilar ^a   Pilger, Daniel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head lice; Mexico; Pediculosis capitis; Schoolchildren; Yucatan

Indexed keywords

HERKLIN NF SHAMPOO; PHENOTHRIN; SHAMPOO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY INCOME; FEMALE; GENDER; HAIR; HAIR LENGTH; HAIR WASHING; HOUSE GROUND MATERIAL; HOUSE ROOFING MATERIAL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC SCHOOL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL; SHARING ACCESSORIES; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WET COMBING;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; MEXICO; PEDICULUS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SCALP DERMATOSES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84055197738     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652011000600005     Document Type: Article

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