Risk factors for gametocyte carriage in uncomplicated falciparum malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1019-1023

  Price, Ric ^a   Nosten, François ^a,b   Simpson, Julie A ^a,c   Luxemburger, Christine ^b   Phaipun, Lucy ^b   Kuile, Feiko Ter ^d   Van Vugt, Michele ^b   Chongsuphajaisiddhi, Tan ^c   White, Nicholas J ^a,c  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; ARTESUNATE; HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GAMETOCYTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032985269     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.1019     Document Type: Article

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