Efficacy of artesunate plus chloroquine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in children in Burkina Faso: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial
✍ Scribed by Sodiomon Bienvenu Sirimai; Alfred B. Tiono; Amadou Konaté; Amidou Diarra; Francesco Castelli; Loretxu Pinoges; Kefas Mugittu; Walter R.J. Taylor; Piero L. Olliaro
- Book ID
- 108368747
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 566 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0035-9203
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