Drug treatment of malaria in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 649-651

  John, Chandy C ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; CLINDAMYCIN; DAPSONE; DOXYCYCLINE; FANSIDAR; MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL; QUINIDINE; QUININE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CARDIOTOXICITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; DYSPHORIA; HEADACHE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALARIA; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SHORT SURVEY; TINNITUS; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041843859     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200307000-00015     Document Type: Short Survey

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