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An increasing scabies incidence in Croatia: A call for coordinated action among dermatologists, physicians and epidemiologists Cover

An increasing scabies incidence in Croatia: A call for coordinated action among dermatologists, physicians and epidemiologists

Slovenian Journal of Public Health
Volume 59 (2020): Issue 4 (December 2020)
By: Liborija Lugović-Mihić,  Marija Delaš Aždajić,  Sanja Kurečić Filipović,  Iva Bukvić,  Ivana Prkačin,  Danijela Štimac Grbić and  Mirjana Lana Kosanović Ličina  
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|Oct 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2020-0033 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
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Language: English
Page range: 264 - 272
Submitted on: May 12, 2020
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Accepted on: Sep 18, 2020
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Published on: Oct 18, 2020
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
scabies,
epidemiology,
outbreaks,
Croatia,
neglected tropical diseases
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Hygiene and environmental medicine

© 2020 Liborija Lugović-Mihić, Marija Delaš Aždajić, Sanja Kurečić Filipović, Iva Bukvić, Ivana Prkačin, Danijela Štimac Grbić, Mirjana Lana Kosanović Ličina, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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