Malaria prophylaxis for travellers.
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Comparison of three regimens for malaria prophylaxis in travellers to east, central, and southern Africa.
OBJECTIVES Confirmation of breakthroughs in three different malaria chemoprophylactic regimens (chloroquine 300 mg weekly and proguanil 100 mg daily; chloroquine 300 mg weekly and proguanil 200 mg daily; proguanil 200 mg daily) and assessment of compliance. DESIGN Prospective, randomised multicentre trial. SETTING Five vaccination centres in the Netherlands. SUBJECTS Dutch travellers to e...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Australia
دوره 142 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985