An effective nonchemical treatment for head lice: A lot of hot air

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1962-1970

  Goates, Brad M ^a,b   Atkin, Joseph S ^a,b   Wilding, Kevin G ^a,c   Birch, Kurtis G ^a,d   Cottam, Michael R ^a,e   Bush, Sarah E ^a   Clayton, Dale H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Desiccation; Heat; Lousebuster; Nits; Pediculosis; Pediculus humanus capitis

Indexed keywords

SHAMPOO;

AIR; ARTICLE; COMB; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFESTATION; LOUSE; MACHINE; MALE; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; CHILD; HEAT; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDICULUS; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 33750951237     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1847     Document Type: Article

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