Efficacy of oral pyronaridine for the treatment of acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria in African children

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 946-953

  Ringwald, Pascal ^a   Bickii, Jean ^b   Basco, Leonardo K ^b  

^a Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Cameroon   (Cameroon)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; PYRONARIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERTIGO;

EID: 0031893366     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513942     Document Type: Article

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