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The inhibitory effect of a drug combination on the development of mefloquine resistance in Plasmodium berghei

B. MerkliPharmaceutical Research Department, F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Co. Ltd., Basle, Switzerland
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R. RichlePharmaceutical Research Department, F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Co. Ltd., Basle, Switzerland
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W. PetersDepartment of Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, LiverpoolL3 5QA
Pages 1-9 | Received 06 Nov 1978, Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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