Differential permethrin susceptibility of head lice sampled in the United States and Borneo

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 969-973

  Pollack, Richard J ^a   Kiszewski, Anthony ^a   Armstrong, Philip ^a   Hahn, Christine ^b   Wolfe, Nathan ^a   Abdul Rahman, Hasan ^c   Laserson, Kayla ^a   Telford III, Sam R ^a   Spielman, Andrew ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Idaho Division of Human Resources   (United States)

^c Sabah Department of Health   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERMETHRIN; PYRETHRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BORNEO; CHILD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PEDICULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032832352     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.9.969     Document Type: Article

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