Impact of ivermectin drug combinations on Pediculus humanus capitis infestation in primary schoolchildren of south Indian rural villages

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1201-1205

  Munirathinam, Arumugam ^a   Sunish, Ittoop Pulikkottil ^a   Rajendran, Rathinasamy ^a   Tyagi, Brij Kishore ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CHILD; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; INDIA; IVERMECTIN; LICE INFESTATIONS; PEDICULUS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 70449382650     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.04059.x     Document Type: Article

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