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Therapeutic efficacy of chloroquine against uncomplicated, Plasmodium falciparum malaria in south-western Saudi Arabia

H. W. GhalibDepartment of Clinical Microbiology & Parasitology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 641 Abha, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. Al-GhamdiDepartment of Clinical Microbiology & Parasitology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 641 Abha, Saudi Arabia
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M. AkoodMalaria Research Centre, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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A. E. A. HaridiMalaria Research Centre, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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A. A. M. AgeelMalaria Research Centre, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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R. E. AbdallaDepartment of Clinical Microbiology & Parasitology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 641 Abha, Saudi Arabia
Pages 773-779 | Received 29 Aug 2001, Accepted 18 Sep 2001, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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