Adherence to a six-dose regimen of artemether-lumefantrine for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Uganda

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 525-530

  Fogg, Carole ^a   Bajunirwe, Francis ^b   Piola, Patrice ^a   Biraro, Samuel ^a   Checchi, Francesco ^a   Kiguli, James ^b   Namiiro, Proscovia ^c   Musabe, Joy ^c   Kyomugisha, Agnes ^c   Guthmann, Jean Paul ^a  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^c Mbarara University Teaching Hospital   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; UGANDA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 10044273121     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.525     Document Type: Article

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