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Headlice

BMJ 2001; 323 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.323.7321.1136/a (Published 10 November 2001) Cite this as: BMJ 2001;323:1136
  1. Alex Vass (avass@bmj.com)
  1. BMJ

    Headlice may not always make headlines, but there is no doubting their importance—ask any parent, teacher, general practitioner, or practice nurse. For an essentially harmless condition there is the potentially toxic effect of the treatments and the possibility of local resistance (p 1084). You wouldn't think that there are many head lice pundits in the …

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