Development of antimalarial drugs and their application in China: A historical review

Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Chen, Chang ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Antimalarials; China; Malaria; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; BENFLUMETOL; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; NAPHTHOQUINONE; PIPERAQUINE; PYRONARIDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHINA; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG RESEARCH; DYSPNEA; EMBRYOTOXICITY; GAMETOCYTE; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; LEUKOPENIA; LISTLESSNESS; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NAUSEA; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RETICULOCYTOPENIA; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SOMNOLENCE; VOMITING;

EID: 84906549272     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20499957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-9957-3-9     Document Type: Article

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