Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 168-175 , May 2006

Itch and scratch: scabies and pediculosis

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doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2005.11.001

Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 168-175 , May 2006

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