Efficacy of sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Malawian children under five years of age

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 231-235

  Nwanyanwu, Okey C ^a   Ziba, Charles ^a   Kazembe, Peter ^b   Chitsulo, Lester ^a   Wirima, Jack J ^c   Kumwenda, Newton ^a   Redd, Stephen C ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^b KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Malaria; Parasite resistance

Indexed keywords

PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALAWI; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0029864680     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1996.tb00032.x     Document Type: Article

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