Albendazole: Single or combination therapy with permethrin against pediculosis capitis

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-182

  Akisu, Ciler ^a   Delibas, Songul Bayram ^a   Aksoy, Umit ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PERMETHRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PEDICULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; PEDICULUS; PERMETHRIN; SCALP DERMATOSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645503285     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2006.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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