Artemether vs Quinine Therapy in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Manipur-A Preliminary Report

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 83-87

  Singh, N Biplab ^a   Devi, S Bhagyabati ^a   Singh, Th Bhimo ^a   Singh, M Amuba ^a   Singh, Ng Brajachand ^a  

^a REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; QUININE; SESQUITERPENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUININE; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0035372416     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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