Efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-mefloquine on acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 612-613

  Wang, Wenqi Q ^a   Yang, Wei ^b   Micha, S T ^c  

^a DONGGUAN PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Dongguan Hospital of Chinese Medicine   (China)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dihydroartemisinin; Malaria; Mefloquine; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

COTECXIN; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; MEFLOQUINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NAUSEA; PARASITEMIA; SCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEFLOQUINE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SESQUITERPENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0034964514     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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