Primaquine prophylaxis against malaria in nonimmune Colombian soldiers: Efficacy and toxicity. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 241-244

  Soto, Jaime ^a   Toledo, Julia ^b   Rodriquez, Maria ^c   Sanchez, Jorge ^c   Herrera, Ricardo ^c   Padilla, Julio ^d   Berman, Jonathan ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MILITAR NUEVA GRANADA   (Colombia)

^b Oficina 201 ^*  (Colombia)

^c XVII Brigada   (Colombia)

^d Ministerio de Salud   (Colombia)

^e WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PRIMAQUINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECIPIENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032145931     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-129-3-199808010-00013     Document Type: Article

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