Scabies in Thai orphanages

Pediatrics International

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 719-723

  Pruksachatkunakorn, Chulabhorn ^a   Wongthanee, Antika ^b   Kasiwat, Varangthip ^b  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Mass treatment; Orphanages; Scabies; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

BENZYL BENZOATE; LINDANE; SULFUR ACID AMIDE;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LABORATORY TEST; ORPHANAGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; REVIEW; SCABIES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAILAND; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 1642562694     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2003.01811.x     Document Type: Review

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