Ivermectin is better than benzyl benzoate for childhood scabies in developing countries

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 401-404

  Brooks, P A ^a,b   Grace, R F ^a  

^a VILA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Vanuatu)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benzyl benzoate; Developing countries; Ivermectin; Scabies; Vanuatu

Indexed keywords

BENZYL BENZOATE; CLOXACILLIN; IVERMECTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCABIES; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORM;

ADOLESCENT; BENZOATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; SCABIES; VANUATU;

EID: 0036039345     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2002.00015.x     Document Type: Article

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