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Editorial

A link between poor quality antimalarials and malaria drug resistance?

Paul N. NewtonLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR;Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, NDM Research Building, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN), Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Céline CailletLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR;Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, NDM Research Building, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN), Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Philippe J. GuerinCentre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, NDM Research Building, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN), Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Pages 531-533 | Received 08 Mar 2016, Accepted 05 May 2016, Published online: 23 May 2016

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