Designing randomized-controlled trials to improve head-louse treatment: Systematic review using a vignette-based method

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 628-634

  Do Pham, Giao ^a,b   Le Cleach, Laurence ^a   Giraudeau, Bruno ^b,c   Maruani, Annabel ^d   Chosidow, Olivier ^a,b,e,f   Ravaud, Philippe ^b,g,h,i,j  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^f French Cochrane Centre   (France)

^g HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

ⁱ EHESP School of Public Health   (France)

^j Department of Medicine   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIGNETTE;

ANIMALS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; PEDICULUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84894082762     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.414     Document Type: Article

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