Malaria: Patterns of relapse and resistance

Journal of King Saud University - Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-36

  Saifi, M A ^a   Wajihullah, ^b   Siddiqui, M I ^a   Al Khalifa, M S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Falciparum; Malaria; Pattern; Plasmodium vivax; Relapses; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 75349094553     PISSN: 10183647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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