Treatment of falciparum malaria with a tea-bag formulation of cryptolepis sanguinolenta root.

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  • Nii-Ayi Ankrah
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Ghana medical journal

دوره 44 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010