Are we losing the fight against malaria one more time?

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1593-1596

  Paul, M ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE PLUS ARTESUNATE;

AFRICA; AGE; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ANTIMALARIAL DRUG RESISTANCE; BED NET; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EID: 80054080254     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03666.x     Document Type: Article

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