Head lice, resistance, and malathion: In reply [4]

Pediatrics

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 222-223

  Lebowhl, Mark ^a   Clark, Lily ^a   Levitt, Jacob ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINDANE; MALATHION; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHROID;

AUSTRALIA; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PEDICULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; NOTE; PEDICULOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALATHION; MALE; PEDICULUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049005348     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-3165     Document Type: Letter

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