Artemisinin derivatives in the treatment of falciparum malaria in pregnancy

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 430-433

  McGready, Rose ^a,b,c   Cho, Thein ^a   Cho, Ju Ju ^a   Simpson, Julie A ^b,c   Luxemburger, Christine ^a,b,c   Dubowitz, Lilly ^d   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^b   White, Nicholas J ^b,c   Nosten, Francois ^a,b,c,e  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Artemether; Artesunate; Chemotherapy; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Pregnancy; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; STILLBIRTH; THAILAND;

ARTESUNATE; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031685237     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)91081-1     Document Type: Article

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