Objectives and methodology in a study of malaria treatment and prevention in pregnancy in rural Malawi: The mangochi malaria research project

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1996, Pages 8-16

  Steketee, Richard W ^a   Wirima, Jack J ^b   Slutsker, Laurence ^c   Khoromana, Charles O ^b   Breman, Joel G ^d   Heymann, David L ^e  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; MEFLOQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

AFRICA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MATERNAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY;

ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALAWI; MEFLOQUINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029684101     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.8     Document Type: Article

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