Is wet combing effective in children with pediculosis capitis infestation?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 818-820

  Tebruegge, Marc ^a   Runnacles, Jane ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBARIL; DIMETICONE; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; MALATHION; PERMETHRIN; PHENOTHRIN; PYRETHROID; TIABENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LOUSE; MORBIDITY; NIT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRIC WARD; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CHILD; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; PEDICULUS; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 34548513559     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.121368     Document Type: Article

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