Comparison of wet combing with malathion for treatment of head lice in the UK: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.
Background: Concern about the effectiveness and toxicity of insecticide lotions has led to promotion of mechanical methods to remove head lice. We compared the effectiveness of "bug-busting" (wet combing with a fine-toothed comb) and malathion lotion.Methods: We screened 4037 schoolchildren in two c...
| Publicado en: | Lancet Vol. 356; no. 9229; pp. 540 - 545 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Lancet
08/12/2000
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