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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 97, 2003 - Issue 7
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Amodiaquine treatment of uncomplicated malaria in children, in an area of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in north-central Nigeria

N. B. MoltaUnit of Parasitology and EntomologyDepartment of Zoology, University of Jos, P.M.B. 2084, Jos, Nigeria
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S. OgucheDepartment of PaediatricsUniversity of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 1414, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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S. D. PamDepartment of PaediatricsJos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria
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I. C. J. OmaluUnit of Parasitology and EntomologyDepartment of Zoology, University of Jos, P.M.B. 2084, Jos, Nigeria
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B. M. AfolabiRBM/WHO, 443 Herbert Macaulay Street, Yaba, P.O. Box 2152, Lagos, Nigeria
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J. B. OdujokoNational Malaria and Vector Control DivisionFederal Ministry of Health, P.M.B. 083, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria
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C. N. AmajohNational Malaria and Vector Control DivisionFederal Ministry of Health, P.M.B. 083, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria
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B. AdenijiNigerian Institute of Medical ResearchYaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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V. P. WuyepRoll-Back-Malaria UnitDepartment of Primary Health Care and Disease Control, Plateau State Ministry of Health, Jos, Nigeria
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O. J. EkanemRoll-Back-Malaria OfficeNational Malaria and Vector Control Division, Federal Ministry of Health, P.M.B. 083, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria
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Pages 663-669 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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