Comment on: Randomized controlled trial of a traditional preparation of Artemisia annua L. (Annual Wormwood) in the treatment of malaria

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 755-756

  Willcox, Merlin ^a   Rasoanaivo, Philippe ^b   Sharma, V P ^c   Bodeker, Gerard ^d,e  

^a RITAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT MALGACHE DE RECHERCHES APPLIQUÉES   (Madagascar)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA ANNUA EXTRACT; ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; QUININE;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEVER; HUMAN; LETTER; MALARIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEA; TINNITUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE;

EID: 5144231467     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2004.06.001     Document Type: Letter

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