The efficacy of chemoprophylaxis against malaria with chloroquine plus proguanil, mefloquine, and atovaquone plus proguanil in travelers from Denmark

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 150-153

  Kofoed, Kristian ^a   Petersen, Eskild ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CHLOROQUINE; CHLOROQUINE PLUS PROGUANIL; DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DRUG EFFICACY; GHANA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THAILAND; TRAVEL; TROPICS;

EID: 0037526358     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2003.35746     Document Type: Article

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