Treatment of scabies: Comparison of ivermectin vs. lindane lotion 1%

Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 251-255

  Mohebbipour, Alireza ^a   Saleh, Parviz ^b   Goldust, Mohamad ^b   Amirnia, Mehdi ^b   Zadeh, Yousef Javad ^b   Mohamadi, Ramin Mir ^b   Rezaee, Elham ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Lindane lotion 1 ; Oral ivermectin; Scabies

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; LINDANE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCABIES; SKIN IRRITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; LINDANE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCABIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872351022     PISSN: 1330027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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