Comparative clinical trial of artesunate and the combination of artesunate-mefloquine in multidrug-resistant falciparum malaria

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 84-89

  Karbwang, Juntra ^a   Na Bangchang, Kesara ^a   Thanavibul, Aurathai ^a   Ditta in, Monthira ^a   Bunnag, Danai ^a   Harinasuta, Tranakchit ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTESUNATE; MEFLOQUINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THAILAND; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

EID: 0029921397     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-199611020-00003     Document Type: Article

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