Emergence of drug resistance in India

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Arora, Usha ^a   Sonal, G S ^a   Dhillon, G P S ^a   Thakor, Hitendrasinh G ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Artesunate; Chloroquine; Drug resistance; Falciaparum malaria; India; Sulphadoxine pyrimethamine

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR;

DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 60549112445     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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