Prospects for Moxidectin as a New Oral Treatment for Human Scabies
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1 Inflammation & Healing Research Cluster, School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia, 2 Infectious Diseases & Immunology Division, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia, 3 Dermatology Department, Henri Mondor Hospital, AP-HP, UPEC, Créteil, France, 4 Université Paris-est Créteil Val de Marne, Créteil, France, 5 School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016