Malaria in pregnancy: Efficacy of a low dose of mefloquine in an area holoendemic for multi-drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 265-268

  Okeyeh, J N ^a   Lege Oguntoye, L ^a   Emembolu, J O ^a   Agbo, M ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; MEFLOQUINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MATURATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NIGERIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; SCHIZONT; SIDE EFFECT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0029947146     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1996.11813051     Document Type: Article

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