Breast feeding and drug therapy in neglected diseases

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 222-223

  Barennes, Hubert ^a   Choonara, Imti ^b  

^a French Institute for Tropical Medicine   (Laos)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; NIFURTIMOX; PRAZIQUANTEL;

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MILK LEVEL; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALARIA; NEWBORN SEPSIS; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANTHELMINTICS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MILK, HUMAN; NEGLECTED DISEASES; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS;

EID: 77949880337     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.178418     Document Type: Review

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