A major transition in malaria treatment: The adoption and deployment of artemisinin-based combination therapies

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2007, Pages 193-197

  Bosman, Andrea ^a   Mendis, Kamini N ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARTEMISININ; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; DRUG COMBINATION; ECONOMICS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 40049090584     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.193     Document Type: Article

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