The life of a head louse
Burgess, I.
Nursing Times 98(46): 54
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 12478938 Document Number: 547812
When children return to school after the summer holiday, cases of head lice appear to increase. Ian Burgess describes the life cycle of the head louse and dispels some of the myths about transmission of this insect. A second article discusses the detection and treatment of head lice.
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