Household-wide ivermectin treatment for head lice in an impoverished community: Randomized observer-blinded controlled trial

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 90-96

  Pilger, Daniel ^a   Heukelbach, Jorg ^b   Khakban, Adak ^a   Oliveira, Fabiola Araujo ^b   Fengler, Gernot ^c   Feldmeier, Hermann ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c Fundacao Mandacaru   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

GENDER IDENTITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INSECT; IVERMECTIN; LIVING STANDARD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARASITE; POVERTY;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFESTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; PEDICULUS; POVERTY; RECURRENCE; SCALP DERMATOSES; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

BRAZIL;

PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 75649088148     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.051656     Document Type: Article

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