A randomized, controlled field trial for the prevention of jellyfish stings with a topical sting inhibitor

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 166-171

  Boulware, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPERTONE; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; PLACEBO; SAFE SEA; STING INHIBITOR; SUNSCREEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELIZE; CERCARIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DERMATITIS; DIVING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; FIELD STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; JELLYFISH; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SWIMMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; BELIZE; BITES AND STINGS; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; CUBOZOA; DERMATITIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; SCYPHOZOA; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646690055     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00036.x     Document Type: Article

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