Amodiaquine and combination chemotherapy for malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 821-823

  Meshnick, Steven R ^a   Alker, Alisa P ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE PLUS MEFLOQUINE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; QUININE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MALARIA; MUTATION; POLICY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ARTESUNATE; CINCHONA PUBESCENS;

EID: 28044442307     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.821     Document Type: Editorial

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