Short report: Gametocytes, chloroquine pressure, and the relative parasite survival advantage of resistant strains of Falciparum malaria in West Africa

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 350-351

  Robert, Vincent ^a,b   Molez, Jean Francois ^a   Trape, Jean Francois ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Paludologie   (Senegal)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0029759974     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.350     Document Type: Article

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