A Multicentric Study with Arteether in Patients of Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 49, Issue JUL, 2001, Pages 692-696

  Asthana, O P ^a   Srivastava, J S ^a   Kamboj, V P ^a   Valecha, Neena ^b   Sharma, V P ^b   Gupta, S ^c   Pande, T K ^d   Vishwanathan, K A ^d   Mahapatra, K M ^e   Nayak, N C ^e   Mahapatra, P K ^b   Mahanta, J ^b   Srivastava, V K ^b   Vasdev, ^b   Singh, N ^f   Shukla, M M ^f   Balsara, A B ^g   Mishra, S K ^h   Satpathy, S K ^h   Mohanty, S ^h   Dash, B ^h   more..

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^c LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital Research Centre   (India)

^e BASE HOSPITAL   (India)

^f NSCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^g Tata Main Hospital   (India)

^h ISPAT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEETHER; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0035405071     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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