Epidemiology of Pediculosis capitis Infestation and Its Associated Factors in Students
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2008-8698,2008-8701
DOI: 10.29252/jnkums.6.4.755