Managing head lice in an era of increasing resistance to insecticides

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-177

  Downs, Anthony M R ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBARIL; CARBOXYLESTERASE; CAUSTIC AGENT; CHLORPHENOTANE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CROTAMITON; ESSENTIAL OIL; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSECTICIDE; IVERMECTIN; KEROSENE; LINDANE; MALATHION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PERMETHRIN; PHENOTHRIN; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRETHROID; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINEOL; VINEGAR;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHRYSANTHEMUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; POMADE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PYRETHRUM; REVIEW; SCABIES; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; LICE INFESTATIONS; PEDICULUS; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 3142519844     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200405030-00005     Document Type: Review

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