Patterns of treatment of reported malaria cases during pregnancy in a Nigerian hospital

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 849-854

  Obieche, Anthonia O ^a   Enato, Ehijie F O ^a   Ande, Adedapo B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimalarial drug; Artemisinin based combination therapy; Foetal safety; Malaria in pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; QUININE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECREASED APPETITE; FEMALE; FEVER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEADACHE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIGRAVIDA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NIGERIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEVISION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885913934     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2013.821205     Document Type: Article

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