Repellency of citronella for head lice: Double-blind randomized trial of efficacy and safety

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 756-759

  Mumcuoglu, Kosta Y ^a   Magdassi, Shlomo ^b   Miller, Jacqueline ^a   Ben Ishai, Fiameta ^c   Zentner, Gary ^c   Helbin, Valery ^d   Friger, Michael ^e   Kahana, Frigita ^b   Ingber, Arieh ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^d HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Citronella; Double blind clinical trial; Pediculus humanus capitis; Repellent

Indexed keywords

CITRONELLAL; INSECT REPELLENT; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYMBOPOGON; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ODOR; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PEDICULUS; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CHILD; CYMBOPOGON; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; ISRAEL; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; PEDICULUS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT OILS; PLANT STEMS; RECURRENCE; SCALP DERMATOSES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10644232324     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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