Evidence in the Treatment of Head Lice: Drowning in a Swamp of Reviews [3]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1580-1582

  Lapeere, H ^a   Vander Stichele, R H ^b   Naeyaert, J M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; MALATHION; PERMETHRIN; PHENOTHRIN;

DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALATHION; PEDICULUS;

EID: 0345550403     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/379614     Document Type: Letter

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