Prevalence and Determinants Factors that Influence the Behaviour of People with Pediculosis Capitis in Orphanage
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Prevalence of pediculosis capitis and determination of risk factors in primary-school children in Kerman.
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عنوان ژورنال: E3S Web of Conferences
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2267-1242
DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/20186801028