Quinine and malaria: the African experience
Salako, L.A.
Acta Leidensia 55: 167-180
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0065-1362 PMID: 3321834 Document Number: 287377
Following an introduction covering the present malaria situation in Africa, the history of quinine use is described with regard to chemotherapy and chemoprophylaxis, resident isolates of Plasmodium falciparum, toxicity and pharmacokinetics.
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