Why malaria is under control in Vietnam but threatens Africa with a malaria disaster;Waarom is Malaria onder controle in vietnam, maar dreigt een malariaramp in Afrika?

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 144, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 357-361

  Kager, P A ^a   De Vries, P J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR;

AFRICA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; REVIEW; VIET NAM;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MOSQUITO CONTROL; SESQUITERPENES; VIETNAM;

EID: 0034685182     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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