Head Lice Infestation (Pediculus humanus capitis) Prevalence and Its Associated Factors, Among The Kormanj Tribes in North Khorasan Province
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عنوان ژورنال: Shiraz E-Medical Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1735-1391
DOI: 10.5812/semj.80292