Optimal treatment of head lice: Is a no-nit policy justified?

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 94-96

  Dolianitis, Con ^a,b   Sinclair, Rodney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBARIL; CHLORPHENOTANE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; INSECTICIDE; IVERMECTIN; LINDANE; MALATHION; OLIVE OIL; PERMETHRIN; PETROLATUM; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PYRETHROID;

DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INFESTATION; INSECT RESISTANCE; NOTE; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCHOOL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036181862     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-081X(01)00219-X     Document Type: Article

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