European guideline for the management of scabies, 2010

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 301-303

  Scott, G R ^a   Chosidow, O ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Europe; Guidelines; Ivermectin; Management; Permethrin; Sarcoptes scabiei; Scabies

Indexed keywords

BENZYL BENZOATE; IVERMECTIN; LINDANE; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHRIN; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EUROPE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LACTATION; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; PERMETHRIN; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES;

EID: 79959506620     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2011.011112     Document Type: Article

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