Pediculosis in School Sitting: What Is the Role of School Nurses?
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Demystifying pediculosis: school nurses taking the lead.
The treatment of Pediculosis capitis, or head lice, is fraught with misinformation, myths, and mismanagement. Common myths include the need to exclude children from school, the need to remove all visible nits ("no-nit" policies), the need for massive environmental cleaning, that head lice live for long periods of time, and that schools are a common location for lice transmission. Head lice are ...
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دوره 46 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017