Frequency of early rising parasitemia in falciparum malaria treated with artemisinin derivatives

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 50-56

  Silachamroon, Udomsak ^a,c,d   Phumratanaprapin, Weerapong ^a,c   Krudsood, Srivicha ^b,c   Treeprasertsuk, Sombat ^a,c   Budsaratid, Valai ^a,c   Pornpininworakij, Karnchana ^b,c   Wilairatana, Polrat ^a,c   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^a,c  

^a Dept of Clinical Tropical Medicine ^*  (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISIN; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; LACTONE; SESQUITERPENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTONES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SESQUITERPENES; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035288803     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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