Trends in antimalarial drug deployment in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 3761-3769

  Bloland, P B ^a   Kachur, S P ^a   Williams, H A ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Antimalarial drug resistance; Drug deployment; Malaria; Treatment effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG LABELING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTIMALARIALS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG LABELING; HEALTH POLICY; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0242658766     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00637     Document Type: Review

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