Artemisinin drugs for severe malaria in children: a review

Falciparum malaria is a potentially lethal para-sitic infection. Children are particularly vulne-rable to its effects, largely because the protection afforded by semi-immunity takes many years to develop. The World Health Organisation estimates that 2-3 million children die every year, most of them...

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Main Author: Tuan Norhafizah binti Tuan Zakaria
Other Authors: Davis, Timothy M.E.
Format: Journal
Published: Malaysian Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Malaysian Paediatric Association 2001
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Online Access:http://www.myjurnal.my/public/article-view.php?id=63424