Malaria, the submerged disease

JAMA

Volumn 275, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 230-233

  Olliaro, Piero ^a   Cattani, Jacqueline ^a   Wirth, Dyann ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,6 DIAMINO 1,2 DIHYDRO 2,2 DIMETHYL 1 [3 (2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXY)PROPOXY] 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; 8 [4 (3 ACETYL 4,5 DIHYDRO 2 FURYLAMINO) 1 METHYLBUTYLAMINO] 6 METHOXYQUINOLINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; DAPSONE; DOXYCYCLINE; FANSIDAR; MALARIA VACCINE; MEFLOQUINE; N [3 (2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXY)PROPOXY] N' ISOPROPYLIMIDOCARBONIMIDIC DIAMIDE; PRIMAQUINE; PROGUANIL; PYRIMETHAMINE; PYRONARIDINE; QUININE; SULFONAMIDE; TAFENOQUINE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VECTOR CONTROL;

EID: 0030045471     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.275.3.230     Document Type: Review

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