Review: Intermittent preventive treatment - A new approach to the prevention of malaria in children in areas with seasonal malaria transmission

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 983-991

  Greenwood, Brian ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Intermittent preventive treatment; Malaria; Prevention

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; FANSIDAR; INSECTICIDE; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; MALOPRIM; MEASLES VACCINE; PYRIMETHAMINE;

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TREATMENT; ENDEMISM; INSECTICIDE; MALARIA;

ANEMIA; BED NET; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG CHOICE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFANCY; INTERMITTENT PREVENTIVE TREATMENT; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALI; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENEGAL;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INFANT; MALARIA; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEASONS;

AFRICA; MALI; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33745746535     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01657.x     Document Type: Review

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