Treatment of acute, uncomplicated, falciparum malaria with oral dihydroartemisinin

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-28

  Looareesuwan, S ^a,b   Wilairatana, P ^a   Vanijanonta, S ^a   Pitisuttithum, P ^a   Viravan, C ^a   Kraisintu, K ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Thailand Government Pharmaceutical Organization   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; QUININE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITEMIA; THAILAND; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0029972618     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1996.11813022     Document Type: Article

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