Long-lasting permethrin impregnated uniforms: A randomized-controlled trial for tick bite prevention

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 473-480

  Vaughn, Meagan F ^a   Funkhouser, Sheana Whelan ^a   Lin, Feng Chang ^a   Fine, Jason ^a,b   Juliano, Jonathan J ^c   Apperson, Charles S ^d   Meshnick, Steven R ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERMETHRIN; INSECTICIDE;

ADULT; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONONUCLEOSIS; MOSQUITO BITE; OUTDOOR WORKER; PERMETHRIN IMPREGNATED UNIFORM; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RICKETTSIOSIS; SPOTTED FEVER RICKETTSIOSIS; TICK BITE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; WORKER; INCIDENCE; TICK BITES; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PERMETHRIN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TICK BITES; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

EID: 84898973510     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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