Effect of arteether α/β on uncomplicated falciparum malaria cases in Upper Assam

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 104, Issue NOV., 1996, Pages 284-287

  Mohapatra, P K ^a   Khan, A M ^a   Prakash, Anil ^a   Mahanta, J ^a   Srivastava, V K ^a,b  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Reg Off for Hlth and Fam Welfare   (India)

Author keywords

Arteether; Clinical trial; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEETHER;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REINFECTION; SPLEEN; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0029958242     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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