Counterfeit artemisinin derivatives and Africa: Update from authors [6]

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 598-599

  Newton, Paul N ^a,b   Green, Michael D ^c   Fernandez, Facundo ^d  

^a MAHOSOT HOSPITAL   (Laos)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTESUNATE; SESQUITERPENE;

AFRICA; DRUG INFORMATION; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; ASIA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG PACKAGING; ECONOMICS; FRAUD; HUMAN; MALARIA; MORTALITY; NOTE; TRAVEL;

AFRICA; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; ASIA; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG COSTS; DRUG PACKAGING; FRAUD; HUMANS; MALARIA; SESQUITERPENES; TRAVEL;

EID: 33947711299     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040139     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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2. Wellcome Trust Oxford SE Asian Tropical Medicine Research Units (2006) Fake artesunate warning sheet number 5a. Available: http:??www.tropicalmedicine. ox.ac.uk??FakeArtesunateWarningJan07.pdf. Accessed 23 February 2007.
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