New WHO guidelines for the treatment of malaria

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7765, 2010, Pages 161-162

  Reyburn, Hugh ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTEMISININ; BENFLUMETOL; FANSIDAR; MEFLOQUINE; PIPERAQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG INDICATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADULT; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MALARIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77953637202     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c2637     Document Type: Editorial

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