Magic bullets to conquer malaria : from quinine to qinghaosu /

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Author / Creator:Sherman, Irwin W., author.
Imprint:Washington, DC : ASM Press, ©2011.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Textbook, ASM Press
Textbook, ASM Press.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11310691
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ISBN:9781683670995
168367099X
9781555816889
1555816886
9781555819095
1555819095
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9781283034470
9786613034472
6613034479
9781555815431
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-276) and index.
English.
Print version record.
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.
Other form:Print version: Sherman, Irwin W. Magic bullets to conquer malaria. Washington, DC : ASM Press, ©2011 9781555815431
Standard no.:10.1128/9781555816889
9786613034472