Artemisinin for treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria: Is there a place for monotherapy?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 690-695

  Phan Trong Giao, ^a   Tran Quang Binh, ^a   Kager, P A ^a   Ho Phi Long, ^a   Nguyen Van Thang, ^a   Nguyen Van Nam, ^a   De Vries, P J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEARANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035680820     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.690     Document Type: Article

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