New targets for antimalarial drug discovery

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages 29-33

  Olliaro, P ^a,c   Wirth, D ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG TARGETING; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030960899     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1997.tb06157.x     Document Type: Article

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