Declining incidence of imported malaria in the Netherlands, 2000-2007

Malaria Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Van Rijckevorsel, Gini Gc ^a,b   Sonder, Gerard Jb ^a,b,c   Geskus, Ronald B ^a,c   Wetsteyn, Jose Cfm ^b,c   Ligthelm, Robert J ^b,d   Visser, Leo G ^b,e   Keuter, Monique ^b,f   Van Genderen, Perry Jj ^b,g   Van Den Hoek, Anneke ^a,b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Netherlands)

^b National Coordination Centre for Traveler's Health Advice LCR   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Tropvacc BV   (Netherlands)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g Harbour Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAVEL; ADULT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; MALARIA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHEMOPREVENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MALE; NETHERLANDS; TRAVEL;

EID: 77958544805     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-300     Document Type: Article

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