Passive prophylaxis with permethrin-treated tents reduces mosquito bites among north American summer campers

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-15

  Boulware, David R ^a,c   Beisang III, Arthur A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Camping; DEET; Mosquito; Permethrin; Randomized controlled trial; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

INSECT REPELLENT; PERMETHRIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOSQUITO; NORTH AMERICA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION; SUMMER;

EID: 15744391683     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2005)16[9:PPWPTR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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