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Atovaquone/proguanil for the treatment and prevention of malaria

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Pearson, R.D. Atovaquone/proguanil for the treatment and prevention of malaria. Curr Infect Dis Rep 3, 47–49 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-001-0058-8

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