Effects of artemisinin derivatives on malaria transmissibility

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9016, 1996, Pages 1654-1658

  Price, R N ^a,b,c   Nosten, F ^a,c   Luxemburger, C ^a,b   Ter Kuile, F O ^a,d   Paiphun, L ^a   Chongsuphajaisiddhi, T ^b   White, N J ^b,c  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GAMETOCYTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND;

EID: 0029948433     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)91488-9     Document Type: Article

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