Review of the prevalence of malaria in Zimbabwe with specific reference to parasite drug resistance (1984-96)

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 449-452

  Makono, Regis ^a   Sibanda, Samson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Antimalarial agents; Chloroquine; Drug resistance; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Surveillance; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; ZIMBABWE;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032720428     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90331-0     Document Type: Review

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