A Comparative Study between 10 Per Cent Sulfur Ointment and 0.3 Per Cent Gamma Benzene Hexachloride Gel in the Treatment of Scabies in Children

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2003, Pages

  Singalavanija, Srisupalak ^a   Limpongsanurak, Wanida ^a   Soponsakunkul, Siritorn ^a  

^a QUEEN SIRIKIT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Gamma Benzene Hexachloride; Scabies in Children; Sulfur Ointment

Indexed keywords

LINDANE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OINTMENT; PAPULE; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCABIES; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; INFANT; LINDANE; MALE; OINTMENTS; SCABIES; SULFUR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346257884     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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