Malaria protection measures used by in-flight travelers to South African game parks

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 254-257

  Waner, S ^a,c   Durrhiem, David ^d   Braack, L E O ^b   Gammon, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c SAA Netcare Travel Clinics   (South Africa)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAVEL;

EID: 0032715227     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.1999.tb00528.x     Document Type: Article

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