Clinical characteristics of imported malaria in Japan: Analysis at a referral hospital

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 599-603

  Miura, Toshiyuki ^a   Kimura, Mikio ^b   Koibuchi, Tomohiko ^a   Endo, Tokiomi ^a   Nakamura, Hitomi ^a   Odawara, Takashi ^a   Wataya, Yusuke ^c   Nakamura, Tetsuya ^a   Iwamoto, Aikichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; PROGUANIL;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMPORTED MALARIA; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA VIVAX; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; RELAPSE; TRAVEL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 24944549023     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.599     Document Type: Article

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