Development of reactive onchocercal skin lesions during a placebo-controlled trial with ivermectin among persons without lesions at baseline

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 96-98

  Brieger, William R ^a   Kale, Oladele O ^a   Ososanya, O Olukayode ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; PLACEBO;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; SKIN INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; NIGERIA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PREVALENCE; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

EID: 0035057076     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550103100214     Document Type: Article

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