Artesunate versus quinine for treatment of severe falciparum malaria: A randomised trial

Lancet

Volumn 366, Issue 9487, 2005, Pages 717-725

  White, N J ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; QUININE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MYANMAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 23944443703     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67176-0     Document Type: Article

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