Lice: References

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References

Citations

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2. Frankowski BL, et al. (2002). Head lice. Pediatrics, 110(3): 638–642.

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9. Downs AMR, et al. (1999). Evidence for double resistance to permethrin and malathion in head lice. British Association of Dermatologists, 141: 508–511.

Other Works Consulted

• Abel EA (2005). Parasitic infestations. In DC Dale et al., eds., ACP Medicine, section 2, chap. 8. New York: WebMD.

• Drutz JE (2004). Arthropods. In RD Feigin et al., eds., Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 5th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2835–2840. Philadelphia: Saunders.

• Roberts RJ, et al. (2000). Comparison of wet combing with malathion for treatment of head lice in the U.K.: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 356: 540–544.

Last updated:	November 24, 2006
Author:	Ralph Poore
Reviewed By:	Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC