Doxycycline as first line malarial prophylaxis: How safe is it? [3]

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 102-

  Schuhwerk, Michaela ^a   Behrens, Ronald H ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Travel Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NURSE; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RASH; TRAVEL; VAGINA DISEASE; VERTIGO;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0031799463     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.1998.tb00476.x     Document Type: Letter

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