A comparative study of oral ivermectin and topical permethrin cream in the treatment of scabies

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 2 I, 2000, Pages 236-240

  Usha, V ^a,b   Gopalakrishnan Nair, T V ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b SCT Quarters   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; PERMETHRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCABIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12944335179     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(00)90131-2     Document Type: Article

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