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Who’s afraid of DEET? Fearmongering in papers on botanical repellents

DEET (N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide) is considered the gold standard in mosquito repellents, not only for its effectiveness, but also for its safety. DEET has been more extensively studied for safety than any other repellent, and is accepted as completely safe when used correctly (i.e. not consumed or...

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Autor principal: Shelomi, Matan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7140559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32268926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03217-5