Clearance of young parasite forms following treatment of falciparum malaria in humans: Comparison of three simple mathematical models

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-69

  Davis, T M E ^a   Martin, R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISIN; FANSIDAR; MEFLOQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEROZOITE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHIZONT; TROPHOZOITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; KINETICS; LACTONES; LINEAR MODELS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MEFLOQUINE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PYRIMETHAMINE; SESQUITERPENES; SULFADOXINE;

EID: 0030818420     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268897007693     Document Type: Article

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