Prevention and treatment of malaria in UK travellers

Hospital Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 162-166

  Evans, Mark R W ^a   Day, John H ^a   Behrens, Ron H ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL; QUININE;

AGE; ARTICLE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; RISK FACTOR; TRAVEL;

AGE FACTORS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROGUANIDE; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0034152648     PISSN: 14623935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2000.61.3.1308     Document Type: Article

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