Drugs for head lice

Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics

Volumn 47, Issue 1215-1216, 2005, Pages 68-70

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Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; A 200; ACTICIN; ANISE OIL; COCONUT OIL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; HAIRCLEAN 1 2 3; IVERMECTIN; LINDANE; MALATHION; OLIVE OIL; OVIDE; PERMETHRIN; PETROLATUM; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PRONTO; PYRETHRIN; PYRETHROID; YLANG YLANG OIL; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PESTICIDE;

ALLERGY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG COST; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG METABOLISM; EYE IRRITATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NEUROTOXICITY; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PARESTHESIA; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; SCABIES; SEIZURE; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN IRRITATION; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; SKIN DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CHILD; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; PEDICULUS; PESTICIDES; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 24344432830     PISSN: 0025732X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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