Resurgence of Malaria in Mumbai - Is Escalating Chloroquine Resistance a Cause?

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 377-379

  Garg, M R ^a   Gogtay, N J ^a   Kotwani, R N ^a   Bodhe, P V ^a   Kshirsagar, N A ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM;

ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0033107559     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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