Magic bullets to conquer malaria : from quinine to qinghaosu /
After more than four decades of working on the frontlines in the war against malaria, author Irwin Sherman is uniquely qualified to present this chronicle of the search for medicines to conquer malaria. The book reviews the history of antimalarial medicines and it also explains the hurdles that lie...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Washington, DC :
ASM Press,
©2011.
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| Series: | Textbook, ASM Press.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | After more than four decades of working on the frontlines in the war against malaria, author Irwin Sherman is uniquely qualified to present this chronicle of the search for medicines to conquer malaria. The book reviews the history of antimalarial medicines and it also explains the hurdles that lie ahead in the discovery and development of effective treatments and control strategies. It provides new perspectives on the process of drug discovery and challenges of overcoming drug resistance. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-276) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781683670995 168367099X 9781555816889 1555816886 9781555819095 1555819095 1283034476 9781283034470 9786613034472 6613034479 |