Comparative study of the topical effectiveness of the Andiroba oil (Carapa guianensis) and DEET 50% as repellent for Aedes sp

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 253-256

  Miot, Hélio Amante ^a   Batistella, Rafaelle Fernandes ^a   Batista, Khristiani De Almeida ^a   Volpato, Dimas Eduardo Carneiro ^a   Augusto, Leonardo Silveira Teixeira ^a   Madeira, Newton Goulart ^a   Haddad Jr , Vidal ^a   Miot, Luciane Donida Bartoli ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedes; Andiroba; DEET; Insect repellent

Indexed keywords

ANDIROBA OIL; CARAPA GUIANENSIS EXTRACT; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; EXPOSIS; INSECT REPELLENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOYBEAN OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELEPHANTIASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSECT BITE; LOTION; MALARIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PAPULAR URTICARIA; PEMPHIGUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER; YELLOW FEVER;

EID: 8344278815     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652004000500004     Document Type: Article

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