Ivermectin worthy of further investigation.
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Page 1 of 3 Letter Ivermectin worthy of further investigation by Andrew C Steer, Therese Kearns, Ross M Andrews, James S McCarthy, Jonathan R Carapetis & Bart J Currie a Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. b Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia. c Queensland Institute of Medical Research, University of Queensland Brisbane, Australia. Correspondence to Andrew C Steer (e-mail: [email protected]). Responding to: Ly F, Caumes E, Ndaw CA, Ndiaye B, Mahe A. Ivermectin versus benzyl benzoate applied once or twice to treat human scabies in Dakar, Senegal: a randomized controlled trial. Bull World Health Organ 2009;87:424-30. PMID:19565120 doi:10.2471/BLT.08.052308
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization
دوره 87 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009