Wet combing for head lice: Feasibility in mass screening, treatment preference and outcome

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 348-352

  Vander Stichele, R H ^a   Gyssels, L ^b   Bracke, C ^b   Meersschaut, F ^b   Blokland, I ^b   Wittouck, E ^c   Willems, S ^c   De Maeseneer, J ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b De Sleep and Botermarkt ^*  (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALATHION; PERMETHRIN; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PYRETHRIN;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PEDICULUS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036063959     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.95.7.348     Document Type: Article

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