Compliance with antimalaria chemoprophylaxis in a combat zone

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 587-590

  Brisson, Michael ^a,b   Brisson, Paul ^c  

^a 10th Combat Aviation Brigade ^*

^b 25th Infantry Division   (United States)

^c FORT BELVOIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE;

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DIARRHEA; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; NAUSEA; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOLDIER; STOMACH DISEASE; UNITED STATES; WAR;

AFGHANISTAN; ANTIMALARIALS; CHEMOPREVENTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOXYCYCLINE; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84860509857     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0511     Document Type: Article

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