Treatment of acute Nipah encephalitis with ribavirin

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 810-813

  Chong, Heng Thay ^a   Kamarulzaman, Adeeba ^a   Tan, Chong Tin ^a   Goh, Khean Jin ^a   Thayaparan, Tarmizi ^a   Kunjapan, Sree Raman ^b   Chew, Nee Kong ^a   Chua, Kaw Bing ^a   Lam, Sai Kit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b Seremban Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NIPAH VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; PARAMYXOVIRINAE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBAVIRIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0034982250     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.1062     Document Type: Article

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