Impact of the oil industry on malaria diagnosis and management in North-East Scotland (1992-99)

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 72-74

  Mackenzie, Alexander R ^a   Laing, R B S ^a   Douglas, J G ^a   Scott, N A ^a   Smith, C C ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; Malaria; Mefloquine; North East Scotland; Oil industry; Travel

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OIL INDUSTRY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033926726     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693300004500304     Document Type: Article

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