Severe and complicated falciparum malaria in Melanesian adults in Papua New Guinea

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-124

  Lalloo, David G ^a   Trevett, Andrew J ^a   Paul, Mark ^b   Korinhona, Andrew ^b   Laurenson, Ian F ^b   Mapao, James ^b   Nwokolo, Nneka ^b   Danga Christian, Brunie ^b   Black, Julie ^a   Saweri, Adolf ^b   Naraqi, Sirus ^b   Warrell, David A ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; GLUCOSE; QUININE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVULSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS;

EID: 9544243694     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.119     Document Type: Article

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