Rectal artemether versus intravenous quinine for the treatment of cerebral malaria in children in Uganda: Randomised clinical trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7487, 2005, Pages 334-336

  Aceng, Jane Ruth ^a   Byarugaba, Justus S ^a   Tumwine, James K ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; QUININE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM DISEASE; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUPPOSITORY; UGANDA; VOMITING;

EID: 13744254259     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7487.334     Document Type: Article

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