Wet combing versus traditional scalp inspection to detect head lice in schoolchildren: observational study

doi:10.1136/bmj.321.7270.1187

. 2000 Nov 11;321(7270):1187-8.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7270.1187.

Wet combing versus traditional scalp inspection to detect head lice in schoolchildren: observational study

J De Maeseneer¹, I Blokland, S Willems, R Vander Stichele, F Meersschaut

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PMCID: PMC27522
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7270.1187

Wet combing versus traditional scalp inspection to detect head lice in schoolchildren: observational study

J De Maeseneer et al. BMJ. 2000.

. 2000 Nov 11;321(7270):1187-8.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7270.1187.

Authors

J De Maeseneer¹, I Blokland, S Willems, R Vander Stichele, F Meersschaut

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¹ Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Ghent University, 1K3 UZ, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. jan.demaeseneer@rug.ac.be

PMID: 11073509
PMCID: PMC27522
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7270.1187

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[1] Bingham P, Kirk S, Hill N, Figueroa J. The methodology and operation of a pilot randomized control trial of the effectiveness of the bug busting method against a single application of insecticide product for head louse treatment. Public Health 2000 (in press). - PubMed

[2] Bingham P, Kirk S, Hill N, Figueroa J. The methodology and operation of a pilot randomized control trial of the effectiveness of the bug busting method against a single application of insecticide product for head louse treatment. Public Health 2000 (in press). - PubMed

[3] Ibarra J, Hill N. Towards the establishment of bug busting in the public calendar. London: King's Fund; 1994.

[4] Ibarra J, Hill N. Towards the establishment of bug busting in the public calendar. London: King's Fund; 1994.

[5] Figueroa J, Hall S, Ibarra J. Primary health care guide to common UK parasitic diseases. London: Community Hygiene Concern; 1998. pp. 1–16.

[6] Figueroa J, Hall S, Ibarra J. Primary health care guide to common UK parasitic diseases. London: Community Hygiene Concern; 1998. pp. 1–16.

[7] Abramson JH. Making sense of data. A self-instruction manual on the interpretation of epidemiologic data. New York: Oxford University Press; 1988.

[8] Abramson JH. Making sense of data. A self-instruction manual on the interpretation of epidemiologic data. New York: Oxford University Press; 1988.

[9] Sackett DL, Haynes RB, Guyatt GH, Tugwell P. Clinical epidemiology. A basis science for clinical medicine. Boston: Little, Brown; 1985.

[10] Sackett DL, Haynes RB, Guyatt GH, Tugwell P. Clinical epidemiology. A basis science for clinical medicine. Boston: Little, Brown; 1985.

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