Prevalence of Pediculus humanus capitis infestation among kindergarten children in Bahía Blanca city, Argentina

Parasitology Research

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1309-1313

  Gutiérrez, María Mercedes ^a   González, Jorge Werdin ^a,b   Stefanazzi, Natalia ^a,b   Serralunga, Gabriela ^a   Yañez, Loreto ^a   Ferrero, Adriana Alicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; PEDICULUS; PREVALENCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANOPLURA; PEDICULIDAE; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS;

EID: 84866091693     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-012-2966-y     Document Type: Article

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