Safety of artemisinins during early pregnancy, assessed in 62 Sudanese women

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-210

  Adam, I ^a   Elhassan, E M ^b   Omer, E M ^c   Abdulla, M A ^d   Mahgoub, H M ^c   Adam, G K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

^c New Halfa Teaching Hospital   (Sudan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GADARIF   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTESUNATE; FANSIDAR; QUININE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DELIVERY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUDAN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; MALARIA; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ARTESUNATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249118179     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485909X398285     Document Type: Article

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