Clinical Reviews and Opinions

  • Abbreviation: Clin. Rev. Opinions
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2553
  • DOI: 10.5897/CRO
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 42

Full Length Research Paper

Methods for monitoring artemisinin-based combination therapies efficacy

Souleymane Dama
  • Souleymane Dama
  • Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, P.O. Box1805, Mali
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Abdoulaye A. Djimde
  • Abdoulaye A. Djimde
  • Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, P.O. Box1805, Mali
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Ogobara K. Doumbo
  • Ogobara K. Doumbo
  • Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, P.O. Box1805, Mali
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  •  Received: 12 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 17 January 2017
  •  Published: 31 March 2017

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