Mefloquine compared with doxycycline for the prophylaxis of malaria in indonesian soldiers: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 963-972

  Ohrt, Colin ^c   Richie, Thomas L ^c   Widjaja, Hendra ^c   Shanks, G Dennis ^c   Fitriadi, Januar ^c   Fryauff, David J ^c   Handschin, Jürg ^c   Tang, Douglas ^c   Sandjaja, Bernardus ^c   Tjitra, Emiliana ^c   Hadiarso, Lukas ^c   Watt, George ^a   Wignall, F Stephen ^b  

^a APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b Freeport Malaria Control   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031008199     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00006     Document Type: Article

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