Efficacy of 1% permethrin for the treatment of head louse infestations among Kosovar refugees

Military Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 698-700

  Manjrekar, R R ^a   Partridge, S K ^a   Korman, A K ^a   Barwick, R S ^a   Juranek, D D ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERMETHRIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MILITARY MEDICINE; PEDICULOSIS; REFUGEE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033829072     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/165.9.698     Document Type: Article

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