The benefits of artemisinin combination therapy for malaria extend beyond the individual patient

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 0287-0288

  Garner, Paul ^a   Graves, Patricia M ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; BENFLUMETOL; PYRIMETHAMINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARTEMISININ; SESQUITERPENE;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; GAMETOCYTE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SHORT SURVEY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG COMBINATION; GAMETOGENESIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PATHOGENICITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GAMETOGENESIS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 19344375409     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020105     Document Type: Short Survey

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