| Title |
The mode of action of dimeticone 4% lotion against head lice, Pediculus capitis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Pharmacology, February 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2210-9-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ian F Burgess |
| Abstract |
Treatment of head lice using physically acting preparations based on silicones is currently replacing insecticide use due to widespread resistance to neurotoxic agents. It has been postulated that some products act by asphyxiation, although the limited experimental evidence and the anatomy of the louse respiratory system suggest this is unlikely. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 70 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 14 | 19% |
| Researcher | 12 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 10 | 14% |
| Unknown | 15 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 19% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 18% |
| Engineering | 6 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 18% |
| Unknown | 17 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
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