Controlling scabies in madrasahs (Islamic religious schools) in Bangladesh

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-91

  Talukder, K ^a   Talukder, M Q K ^a   Farooque, M G ^a   Khairul, M ^b   Sharmin, F ^a   Jerin, I ^a   Rahman, M A ^a  

^a Centre for Woman and Child Health   (Bangladesh)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Children; Madrasah; Residential institutions; Scabies

Indexed keywords

PERMETHRIN;

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKIN DISORDER; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SCABIES; SCHOOL CHILD; STAFF; STUDENT; TEACHER; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; PERMETHRIN; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RELIGION; SCABIES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; URBAN HEALTH;

CHENNAI; INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84872617219     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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