Comparative efficacy of intramuscular artemether and intravenous quinine in Nigerian children with cerebral malaria

Acta Tropica

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-236

  Olumese, P E ^a   Bjorkman A ^b   Gbadegesin, R A ^a   Adeyemo, A A ^a   Walker, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Artemether; Cerebral malaria; Children; Quinine

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; FANSIDAR; LEMQUINE; QUININE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHILD HEALTH; MALARIA;

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

NIGERIA;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS;

EID: 0345237264     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(99)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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