Adherence to antimalarial combination therapy with sulfadoxine- pyrimethamine and artesunate in rural Tanzania

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 715-722

  Kachur, S Patrick ^a   Khatib, Rashid A ^b   Kaizer, Ellen ^a   Fox, Susan S ^a   Abdulla, Salim M ^b   Bloland, Peter B ^c  

^a Centers Dis Contr Prev Malaria P   (Tanzania)

^b IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE ADHERENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; TANZANIA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 11344291115     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.715     Document Type: Article

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