Parental administration of unprescribed antimalarial drugs to treat febrile children in Gabon;Usage des antipaludiques en automédication pour le traitement de la fièvre chez les enfants au Gabon

Cahiers Sante

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 127-131

  Mawili Mboumba, Denise Patricia ^a   Bouyou Akotet, Marielle Karine ^a   Kombila, Maryvonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (Gabon)

Author keywords

Children; Drug; Gabon; Malaria; Self medication

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GABON; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICS;

ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GABON; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; PARENTS; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 84856790249     PISSN: 11575999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/san.2011.0267     Document Type: Article

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