Rescuing malaria treatment, or not?

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9449, 2004, Pages 1922-1923

  Attaran, Amir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ARTEMISIN; ARTESUNATE; BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SCREENING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALARIA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

EID: 9644289506     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17493-X     Document Type: Note

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