Malaria: Antimalarial resistance and policy ramificationsand challenges

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 291-293

  Kshirsagar, N A ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Antirelapse; Bulaquine; Gametocytocidal; India; Infection; Mumbai; Schizonticidal; Tropical disease

Indexed keywords

8 [4 (3 ACETYL 4,5 DIHYDRO 2 FURYLAMINO) 1 METHYLBUTYLAMINO] 6 METHOXYQUINOLINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ELUBAQUINE; FANSIDAR; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE;

ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GAMETOCYTE; GENOME; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REINFECTION; RELAPSE; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; MALARIA; REVIEW;

ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALARIA;

EID: 33845252479     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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