International guidelines for clinical trials with pediculicides

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 853-858

  Barker, Stephen C ^a   Burgess, Ian ^b   Meinking, Terri L ^c   Mumcuoglu, Kostas Y ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Cambridgeshire   (United Kingdom)

^c International Research Team   (United States)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PEDICULICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PEDICULUS; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRACTICE GUIDELINE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LICE INFESTATIONS; PEDICULUS; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 84862668655     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05446.x     Document Type: Article

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