Malaria in the South-East Asia region: Myth & the reality

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-3

  Narain, Jai P ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; MEFLOQUINE;

BED NET; BRAIN MALARIA; DEATH; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THERAPY RESISTANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; HUMANS; MALARIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 55849134066     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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