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Comment
. 2020 Apr;182(4):1064.
doi: 10.1111/bjd.18685. Epub 2019 Dec 25.

Ivermectin use in children below 15 kg: potential benefits for onchocerciasis and scabies elimination programmes

R Colebunders  1 , S T Wafula  1 , A Hotterbeekx  1 , J N Siewe-Fodjo  1
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Ivermectin use in children below 15 kg: potential benefits for onchocerciasis and scabies elimination programmes

R Colebunders et al. Br J Dermatol. 2020 Apr.
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