Malaria: An update on treatment of adults in non-endemic countries

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7561, 2006, Pages 241-245

  Whitty, Christopher J M ^a   Lalloo, David ^b   Ustianowski, Andrew ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTESUNATE; ATOVAQUONE; CHLOROQUINE; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FANSIDAR; PRIMAQUINE; PROGUANIL; QUININE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLITIS; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNITY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; STOMACH DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TINNITUS; UNITED KINGDOM; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG COMBINATION; MALARIA; TRAVEL;

ANTIMALARIALS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA; TRAVEL;

EID: 33747167932     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.333.7561.241     Document Type: Review

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