The effects of ivermectin on onchocercal skin disease and severe itching: results of a multicentre trial
Open Access
- 1 December 1998
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Vol. 3 (12) , 951-961
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00339.x
Abstract
Objective To determine the effects of ivermectin in annual, 3‐monthly and 6‐monthly doses on onchocercal skin disease (OSD) and severe itching. method A multicentre, double‐blind placebo controlled...Keywords
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