Potential contribution of prescription practices to the emergence and spread of chloroquine resistance in south-west Nigeria: caution in the use of artemisinin combination therapy
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Prescription practices have been shown to influence the emergence of anti-malarial drug resistance. Thus efforts in this study were devoted to evaluating the prescribing practices prior to introduction of the artemisinin based combin...
Main Authors: | Ogundahunsi Olumide A, Ganiyu Abideen, Happi Christian T, Gbotosho Grace O, Sowunmi Akin, Oduola Ayoade M |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/8/1/313 |
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