Effectiveness of chemoprophylaxis and other determinants of malaria in travellers to Kenya

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 357-363

  Muehlberger, N ^a,b   Jelinek, T ^a   Schlipkoeter, U ^a   Sonnenburg, F V ^a   Nothdurft, H D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Natl Res Ctr Environ and Hlth   (Germany)

^c Dept of Infect Dis and Trop Med ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Imported malaria; Malaria chemoprophylaxis; Malaria prevention; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL;

DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG TREATMENT; MALARIA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RISK FACTOR; TRAVEL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLOROGUANIDE; CHLOROQUINE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEFLOQUINE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL;

KENYA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031800274     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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