Comparison of coma resolution time in the course of treating children with severe Falciparum malaria with Quinine And Artemether

World Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 42-45

  Osonuga, O A ^a,b   Osonuga, A A ^a   Osonuga, I O ^b   Osonuga, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; QUININE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CLEARANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TIME;

EID: 79956373776     PISSN: 18173055     EISSN: 19904061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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