Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Northern Ethiopia

Malaria Research and Treatment

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kinfu, Gebremedhin ^a   Gebre Selassie, Solomon ^b   Fikrie, Nigus ^b  

^a Tigray Regional Health Bureau   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 84866098827     PISSN: 20908075     EISSN: 20444362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/548710     Document Type: Article

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