Randomized trial of artesunate and mefloquine in comparison with quinine sulfate to treat P. falciparum malaria pregnant women

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1289-1299

  Bounyasong, Suntit ^a  

^a Srisangwal Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Artesunate; Falciparum Malaria; Pregnancy; Quinine

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THAILAND; TINNITUS; VERTIGO; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MEFLOQUINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUININE; SESQUITERPENES; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035709018     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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