Efficacy of chloroquine plus chlorpheniramine in chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria during pregnancy in Nigerian women: A preliminary study

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 524-527

  Sowunmi, A ^a,c   Fehintola, F A ^a   Ogundahunsi, O A T ^a   Arowojolu, A O ^b   Oduola, A M J ^a  

^a Postgrad Inst Med Res and Train   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; FANSIDAR; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MEFLOQUINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NIGERIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITEMIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031743732     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443619866246     Document Type: Article

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