Equivalent therapeutic efficacy and safety of ivermectin and lindane in the treatment of human scabies

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 651-655

  Chouela, Edgardo N ^a   Abeldaño, Alejandra M ^a   Pellerano, Graciela ^a   La Forgia, Marta ^a   Papale, Rosa María ^a   Garsd, Armando ^a   Del Carmen Balian, María ^a   Battista, Viviana ^a   Poggio, Nora ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE AGUDOS DR COSME ARGERICH   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; LINDANE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCABIES; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VOMITING;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; LINDANE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCABIES;

EID: 0033038592     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.135.6.651     Document Type: Article

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