Method to measure force required to remove Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) eggs from human hair.

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Published in J Med Entomol on January 01, 2005

Authors

Hilde Lapeere1, Lieve Brochez, Yves Vander Haeghen, Cyriel Mabilde, Robert Vander Stichele, Luc Leybaert, Jean-Marie Naeyaert

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Dermatology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.

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