Head lice prevalence in primary schools in Victoria, Australia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 616-619

  Counahan, Megan ^a,b   Andrews, R ^a   Buttner P ^b   Byrnes, G ^c   Speare, R ^b  

^a Australian Government Department of Human Services   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Head lice; Pediculosis; Prevalence study; Risk factors; School children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GOVERNMENT; HAIR DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SCREENING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PEDICULUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCALP DERMATOSES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL NURSING; VICTORIA;

EID: 8744299139     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00486.x     Document Type: Article

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