Resistance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria to chloroquine is widespread in eastern Afghanistan

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-46

  Rab, M A ^a   Freeman, T W ^a   Durrani, N ^a   De Poerck, D ^a   Rowland, M W ^a  

^a University Town   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISIN DERIVATIVE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GAMETOCYTE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHOOL CHILD; TROPHOZOITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITEMIA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035110688     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034980020035906     Document Type: Article

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