Short communication: Malaria and amphetamine 'horse tablets' in Thailand

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-18

  Newton, Paul N ^a,b   Chierakul, Wirongrong ^a   Ruangveerayuth, Ronatrai ^c   Abhigantaphand, Duangporn ^d   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^a   White, Nicholas J ^a,b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MAE SOT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Burma; Diagnosis; Drug misuse; Malaria; Methamphetamine; Plasmodium falciparum; Thailand

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CATECHOLAMINE; MEFLOQUINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

MALARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; THAILAND; URINALYSIS; ADDICTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG INTERACTION;

EQUUS CABALLUS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0037251674     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01002.x     Document Type: Article

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