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Treatment of head lice[48]

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2024

Clinical report: head lice[5]

Published by:American Academy of Pediatrics

Last published:2022

Head lice infestations: a clinical update[39]

Published by:The Canadian Paediatric Society

Last published:2018 (reaffirmed 2024)

Staying healthy: preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services, fifth edition[98]

Published by:National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)

Last published:2013

Head lice: evidence-based guidelines based on the Stafford report - 2012 update[30]

Published by:Public Health Medicine Environmental Group (UK)

Last published:2012

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