Comparison of anti-malarial drug efficacy in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in African children and adults using network meta-analysis

Abstract Background Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) and novel drug combinations are available and used in African countries to treat uncomplicated malaria. Network meta-analysis methods are rarely and poorly applied for the comparison of their efficacies. This method was applied on a set...

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Main Authors: Solange Whegang Youdom, Rachida Tahar, Leonardo K. Basco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1963-0