Ivermectin worthy of further investigation

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Steer, Andrew C ^a   Kearns, Therese ^b   Andrews, Ross M ^b   McCarthy, James S ^c   Carapetis, Jonathan R ^b   Currie, Bart J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYL BENZOATE; IVERMECTIN; PERMETHRIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; LETTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SCABIES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; BENZOATES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; SCABIES;

EID: 70350223963     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.070540     Document Type: Letter

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