Optimising the benefits of anthelmintic treatment in children

Paediatric Drugs

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 495-508

  Stephenson, L S ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; FLUBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; OXAMNIQUINE; OXANTEL; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRANTEL EMBONATE;

ADULT; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ASCARIASIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; DRUG COST; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FILARIASIS; GIARDIASIS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NEMATODIASIS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCABIES; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TRICHURIASIS;

EID: 0034902656     PISSN: 11745878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128072-200103070-00002     Document Type: Review

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