The tragedy caused by fake antimalarial drugs

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ambroise Thomas, Pierre ^a  

^a National French Academy of Medicine   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; COUNTERFEIT DRUG;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TRAFFIC; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION CONTROL; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84875985745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20353006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4084/MJHID.2012.027     Document Type: Editorial

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