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Comparative clinical characteristics and responses to oral 4-aminoquinoline therapy of malarious children who did and did not develop 4-aminoquinoline-induced pruritus

A. SowunmiDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Postgraduate Institute for Medical Research & Training, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. G. FaladeDepartment of Paediatrics, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
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A. A. AdedejiDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Postgraduate Institute for Medical Research & Training, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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C. O. FaladeDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Postgraduate Institute for Medical Research & Training, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Pages 645-653 | Received 04 Jun 2001, Accepted 07 Aug 2001, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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