Compliance with artesunate and quinine + tetracycline treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Thailand

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 76, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 59-66

  Fungladda, W ^a   Honrado, E R ^b   Thimasarn, K ^c   Kitayaporn, D ^a   Karbwang, J ^a   Kamolratanakul, P ^d   Masngammueng, R ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Cebu Doctors' University Hospital   (Philippines)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; QUININE; SESQUITERPENE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUININE; SESQUITERPENES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TETRACYCLINE; THAILAND;

EID: 3242700165     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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