Before using ivermectin therapy for scabies

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 478-480

  Burkhart, Craig N ^a   Burkhart, Craig G ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ABAMECTIN; ACTICIN; AVERMECTIN; DORAMECTIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCOPROTEIN P; IVERMECTIN; MILBEMYCIN A; MOXIDECTIN; PERMETHRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; COMA; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG MECHANISM; ERADICATION THERAPY; FAMILY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; TREMOR; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; SCABIES;

EID: 0033427014     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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