Enhanced efficacy of chloroquine-chlorpheniramine combination in acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria in children

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-67

  Sowunmi, A ^a   Oduola, A M J ^a   Ogundahunsi, O A T ^a   Falade, C O ^a   Gbotosho, G O ^a   Salako, L A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Children; Chloroquine; Chlorpheniramine; Malaria; Nigeria; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PARASITEMIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031057585     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90399-0     Document Type: Article

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