The WHO dose pole for the administration of praziquantel is also accurate in non-African populations

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 78-81

  Montresor, A ^a   Odermatt, P ^b   Muth, S ^c   Iwata, F ^d   Raja'a, Y A ^e   Assis, A M ^f   Zulkifli, A ^g   Kabatereine, N B ^h   Fenwick, A ⁱ   Al Awaidy, S ^j   Allen, H ^a   Engels, D ^a   Savioli, L ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b IFMT ^*  (Laos)

^c NCPEMC   (Cambodia)

^d NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^g SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^h MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

ⁱ Schistosome Control Initiative   (United Kingdom)

^j MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

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Author keywords

Drug administration; Praziquantel; WHO dose pole

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHELMINTICS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 8744281562     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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