Risk factors for Plasmodium vivax gametocyte carriage in Thailand

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 693-695

  Nacher, Mathieu ^a,b,c   Silachamroon, Udomsak ^a   Singhasivanon, Pratap ^a   Wilairatana, Polrat ^a   Phumratanaprapin, Weerapong ^a   Fontanet, Arnaud ^c   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; PRIMAQUINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; GAMETOCYTE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MONOCYTE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; RISK FACTOR; THAILAND;

PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 11344295306     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.693     Document Type: Article

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