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Survey assessment of parental perceptions regarding head lice

Lúcia Silva, Rúbia Aguiar Alencar, Newton Goulart Madeira

International Journal of Dermatology · 2008 · 30 citations · 33 references

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Abstract

The results showed that certain beliefs generated worry and confusion in parents, who blamed head lice as the cause of various health problems which were not due to this insect.

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