Not much progress in treatment of cerebral malaria

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9128, 1998, Pages 594-595

  White, N J ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; DEFEROXAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; HEPARIN; PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN MALARIA; COMA; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032558323     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)79572-6     Document Type: Note

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