Perspective: Artemisinin-resistant malaria and the wolf

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 783-784

  Meshnick, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISIN; ARTESUNATE PLUS MEFLOQUINE; CHLOROQUINE; MEFLOQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE;

CAMBODIA; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; PARASITE CLEARANCE; SHORT SURVEY; THAILAND; TREATMENT FAILURE; TROPICAL MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84869121103     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0388     Document Type: Short Survey

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