The Impact of Artemisinin Combination Therapy and Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets on Forest Malaria Incidence in Tribal Villages of India, 2006-2011

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Shah, Naman K ^a   Tyagi, Prajesh ^a   Sharma, Surya K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE PLUS PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTEMISININ COMBINATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INDIA; LONG LASTING INSECTICIDAL NET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PLASMODIUM; TREES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874244386     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056740     Document Type: Article

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