The economic burden of pediculosis pubis and scabies infections treated on an outpatient basis in the united states: Evidence from private insurance claims data, 2001-2005

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 297-299

  Owusu Edusei, Kwame ^a,b   Chesson, Harrell W ^a   Gift, Thomas L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b M/S E 80 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; LINDANE; MALATHION; PERMETHRIN; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PYRETHRIN;

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBIC PEDICULOSIS; SCABIES; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PEDICULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; SCABIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649950946     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31819241ef     Document Type: Article

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