The in vivo pediculicidal efficacy of a natural remedy

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 790-793

  Mumcuoglu, Kosta Y ^a   Miller, Jacqueline ^a   Zamir, Chen ^a   Zentner, Gary ^a   Helbin, Valery ^a   Ingber, Arieh ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Natural remedy; Pediculicide; Pediculosis capitis

Indexed keywords

NATURAL REMEDY;

OILS AND FATS; PESTICIDES; PROPELLANTS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ANISE OIL; COCONUT OIL; ISODODECANE; MALATHION; PARAPLUS; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PROPELLANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YLANG YLANG OIL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INFESTATION; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK; PEDICULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALATHION; PEDICULUS; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE SYNERGISTS; PIMPINELLA; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PLANT OILS; SCALP DERMATOSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036790449     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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