The use of anti-malarial drugs to prevent malaria in the population of malaria-endemic areas

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-7

  Greenwood, Brian ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 AMINOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; CHLORPROGUANIL PLUS DAPSONE; FANSIDAR; INSECTICIDE; MALOPRIM; MEFLOQUINE; PAMAQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BED NET; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; REVIEW; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PROTOZOA;

ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 1542288980     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.1     Document Type: Review

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