Failure of a Chloroquine Chemoprophylaxis Program to Adequately Prevent Malaria during Pregnancy in Koupéla District, Burkina Faso
Open Access
- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 36 (11), 1374-1382
- https://doi.org/10.1086/375077
Abstract
In West Africa, administration of chloroquine chemoprophylaxis during pregnancy is common, but little is known about its impact on Plasmodium falcipaKeywords
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