Author: Rick M. Fairhurst, MD, PhD; Thomas E. Wellems, MD, PhD
Module updated - 2009-11-19
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Malaria
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New Reference of Interest2009-10-31
Protective efficacy and safety of three antimalarial regimens for intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
New Reference of Interest2009-10-31
Efficacy and safety of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria in African infants: a pooled analysis of six randomised, placebo-controlled trials.
New Reference of Interest2009-07-30
Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
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Harry Tagbor, MBChB, DrPH, editorial consultant, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Rick M. Fairhurst, MD, PhD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Thomas E. Wellems, MD, PhD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, Acting Editor, PIER, has stock holdings in Glaxosmithkline and Abbott.


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