Plastic detection comb better than visual screening for diagnosis of head louse infestation
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Neem-silicone lotion and ultrasound nit comb: a randomised, controlled clinical trial treating head louse infestation
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عنوان ژورنال: Epidemiology and Infection
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0950-2688,1469-4409
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268807000118