Update on treatments for head lice

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 50-52

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CYCLOMETHICONE; DIMETICONE; FULL MARKS; HEDRIN; MALATHION; MYRISTIC ACID ISOPROPYL ESTER; PERMETHRIN; PHENOTHRIN; PYRETHRIN; SILICONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; INSECTICIDE; MYRISTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SILOXANE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG COST; DRUG SAFETY; DRY EYE; ECZEMA; EYE PAIN; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; RASH; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN PRURITUS; ANIMAL; HYGIENE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INSECTICIDES; LICE INFESTATIONS; MYRISTATES; PEDICULUS; RECURRENCE; SCALP DERMATOSES; SILOXANES;

EID: 77649213896     PISSN: 00126543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.2009.04.0014     Document Type: Article

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