Malaria prevention in travelers

American Family Physician

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2523-2530

  Juckett, Gregory ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; MALARIA VACCINE; MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM; TRAVEL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; BEDDING AND LINENS; CHLOROGUANIDE; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MEFLOQUINE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIMAQUINE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TEACHING MATERIALS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0033135839     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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