Clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of artemisinin and derivatives

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 88, Issue , 1994, Pages 41-43

  White, Nicholas J ^a,b,c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Centre for Tropical Diseases Vietnam   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEETHER; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALARIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITEMIA; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMAL; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; HUMAN; PARASITES; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0028228429     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(94)90471-5     Document Type: Article

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