Epidemiological and control issues related to malaria in pregnancy

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Phillips Howard, P A ^a,b,c  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Kenya   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; CHLORPROGUANIL; DAPSONE; DOXYCYCLINE; HALOFANTRINE; INSECTICIDE; MALOPRIM; PRIMAQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUININE; SULFADOXINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANEMIA; BED NET; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; SYMPOSIUM;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033399567     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1999.11813499     Document Type: Conference Paper

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