Management of multiple drug-resistant malaria in Viet Nam

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 659-663

  Hien, T T ^a,c   Vinhchau, N V ^a   Vinh, N N ^a   Hung, N T ^a   Phung, M Q ^a   Toan, L M ^a   Mai, P P ^a   Dung, N T ^a   HoaiTam, D T ^b   Arnold, K ^a  

^a Centre for Tropical Diseases Vietnam   (Viet Nam)

^b Medical School of Ho Chi Minh City   (Viet Nam)

^c NONE   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Artemether; Artemisinin; Artemisinin suppositories; Artesunate; Malaria; Mefloquine

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISIN; ARTEMISIN DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; FANSIDAR; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALARIA; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VIET NAM;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MEFLOQUINE; SESQUITERPENES; VIETNAM;

EID: 6844265604     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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