Malaria in pregnancy in the Solomon Islands: Barriers to prevention and control

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 449-454

  Appleyard, Bridget ^a   Tuni, Makiva ^b   Cheng, Qin ^d   Chen, Nanhua ^d   Bryan, Joan ^c   McCarthy, James S ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Integrated Mental Health Services   (Solomon Islands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN ARMY MALARIA INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; INSECTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED NET; BITTER TASTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NAUSEA; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREGNANCY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOLOMON ISLANDS; HEALTH SURVEY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MELANESIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MELANESIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 42949124890     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.449     Document Type: Article

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