Malaria attacks after returning from endemic areas. Failure of chemical prophylaxis or prescription errors?;ACCES PALUSTRE AU RETOUR DE ZONE E'ENDEMIE. ECHEC OU INADEQUATION DE LA CHIMIOPROPHYLAXIE?

Presse Medicale

Volumn 26, Issue 29, 1997, Pages 1378-1380

  Pugliese, P ^a   Martini Wehrlen, S ^a   Roger, P M ^a   Fouche R ^a   Pradier, C ^a   Carles M ^a   Marty, P ^a   Fournier, J P ^b   Mousnier, A ^a   Dellamonica, P ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^b University Hospital of Nice University of Nice Sophia Antipolis   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PROPHYLAXIS; TRAVEL; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ECONOMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMALARIALS; CHEMOPREVENTION; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TRAVEL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031553111     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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