Efficacy of artemether in severe falciparum malaria in African children

Acta Tropica

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-63

  Sowunmi, A ^a,b   Oduola, A M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Artemether; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Severe non cerebral malaria

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; CHLOROQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030003433     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-706X(95)00143-3     Document Type: Article

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