Practical dosing of praziquantel for schistosomiasis in preschool-aged children

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1085-1089

  Olliaro, Piero L ^a   Vaillant, Michel ^b   Hayes, Daniel J ^c   Montresor, Antonio ^d   Chitsulo, Lester ^d  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dosage; Praziquantel; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; GROWTH RATE; MEDICINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TABLET;

DOSAGE; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTHELMINTICS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAZIL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84881627289     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12152     Document Type: Article

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