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| Editorial : Discolsure of cigarette ingredients potential domino effect? |
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| S. Buasai |
613 |
| Editorial : Equity, poverty and the economics of health care consumption |
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| C. Kidson |
615 |
| Review : Poverty, income inequality and health care consumption in Thailand |
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| I Sarntisart |
618 |
| Effects of piped water supply on the incidence of diarrheal diseases in children in Southern Thailand |
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| V. Chongsuvivatwong, L Mo-suwan, J Chompikul, K Vitsupakorn, D McNeil |
628 |
| Microbiological quality of drinking water and using water of a Chao Phya River community, Bangkok |
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| P Luksamijarulkul, V Punsuwan, S Pungchitton |
633 |
| A home-made IMV-CPAP system for difficult to wean patients |
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| S. Kiatboonsri |
638 |
| The efficacy of Japanese encephalitis vaccine in Henan, China: a case-control study |
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| DP Luo, HJ Yin, XL Liu, JD Song, Z Wang |
643 |
| Comparative results in detection of HCV antibodies by using a rapid HCV test, ELISA and immunoblot |
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| Y Poovorawan, A Theamboonlers, S Chumderrnpadetsuk, CP Thong |
647 |
| Cryptosporidiosis among HIV positive intravenous drug users in Malaysia |
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| A G Mohamed Kamel, N Maning, S Arulmainthan, S Murad, A Nasuruddin, KPF Lai |
650 |
| Cryptosporidiosis in Myanmar infants with acute diarrhea |
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| Tin Aye, Kyaw Moe, Mar Mar Nyein, Than Swe |
654 |
| Incidence of Mycoplasmapneumoniae Chlamydia trachmatis and viral infections in pneumonia cases under six months of age, Bangkok, Thailand |
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| P Puthavathana, S Habanananda, C Wasi, U Kositanont. T Chantarojanasiri, S S'uwanjutha, R Kanyok, K Raksakait, P Thongcharoen |
657 |
| Risk factors of streptococcal colonization in school age children |
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| S Likitnukul, N Prapphal, K Tatiyakavee, P Nunthapisud, S Chumderrnpadetsuk |
664 |
| Systemic Haemophilus influenzae disease in Thai children |
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| S Likitnukul |
672 |
| Factors influencing case-fatality rate of septicemic children |
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| P Pruekprasert, V Chongsuvivatwong, P Patamasucon |
678 |
| Etiology of acute lower respiratory infection in Filipino children under five years |
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| M U Capeding, LT Sombrero, FJ Paladin, H Suzuki, Y Numazaki, MC Saniel |
684 |
| First isolation of Salmonella blockley in Thailand |
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| A Bangtrakulnonth, O Suthienkul, A Kitjakara, S Pomrungwong, K Siripanichgon |
688 |
| PCR based detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis : effect of sample preparation |
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| J Perera, NV Chandrasekharan, EH Karunanayake |
693 |
| The use of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in seven Malaysian hospitals |
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| V KE Lim, YM Cheong, AB Suleiman |
698 |
| Artemether 5 versus 7 day regimen for severe falciparum malaria |
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| J Karbwang, K Na-Bangchang, Y Wattanakul, A Thanavibul, T Harinasuta |
702 |
| Absence of anti-purkinje cell antibodies in patients with cerebellar ataxia following falciparum malaria |
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| HJ d e Silva, N Senanayake |
707 |
| The use of primaquine in malaria infected patients with red cell glucose -6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) enzyme deficiency in Myanmar |
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| Mat-Phone -yaw, Myint-Oo, Aung-Naing, Aye-Lwin-Htwe |
710 |
| Epidemiological surveillance of filariasis after its control in Shandong Province, China |
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| WC Cao, JF Xu, ZX Ren |
714 |
| Micro - spatial variation of filarial disease and risk of developing disease associated with microfilaremia in urban situation |
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| SP Pani, P Vanamail, A Srivadya, PK Das, V Dhanda |
719 |
| Comparative study on dot-immunogold silver staining and dot-ELISA for the detection of serum antibodies against Wucherrria bancrofti |
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| Y. S Liu, WP Du, M Chen, ZX Wu |
724 |
| Genetic variability in isozymes of Angiostrongylus malaysiensis |
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| K Sawabe, K Makiya |
728 |
| Prevalence of intestinal helminthic infections in Kao district, North Halmahera, Indonesia |
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| A Mangalio, P Sasabone, Syafruddin, K Abadi, M Hasan, H Hnsegawa, T Towa, K Kamimura, 1 Miyagi, M Mogi |
737 |
| Evaluation of hookworm control program in southern Thailand |
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| V. Chongsuvivatwong, S Pas-Ong, W Ngoathammatasna, D McNeil, K Vithsupakorn, V Bridhikitti, Jongsuksuntigul, C Jeradit |
745 |
| Population interaction of Toxorhynchites splendens and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in the laboratory |
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| D D Amalraj, PK Das |
752 |
| Larvicidal potential of five Philippine plants against Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) |
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| RB Monzon, JP Alvior, LLC Luczon, AS Morales, FES Mutuc |
755 |
| Aquatic vegatation and their natural hospitability to the immatures of Mansonia mosquitos, the vectors of Brugia malayi in ShertaIlai, Kerala, India |
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| K. Krishnamoorthy, G Rajendran, KN Panicker |
760 |
| Susceptibility of Thai zoophilic anophelines and suspected malaria vectors to local strains of human malaria parasites |
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| P Somboon, W Suwonkerd, JD Lines |
766 |
| Smoke as a form of personal protection against mosquitos, a field study in Papua New Guinea |
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| R Vernkde, MMM van Meer, MP Alpers |
771 |
| Case report : Melioidotic otitis media |
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| P. WiIairatana, S Looareesuwan |
776 |
| Case report : Rate-bite fever caused by Streptobacillus monilqormis |
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| P Buranakitjaroen, S Nilganuwong, V Gherunpong |
778 |
| Case report : Artemether saved a patient with severe falciparum malaria after quinine treatment failure (R III type of quinine resistance) |
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| J Karbwang, M Mungthin, A Thanavibul, K Na-Bangchang, T Harinasuta |
782 |
| Research report : First report of in vitro susceptibility of Plasmodium malariae Thai isolates to chloroquine |
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| P Tan-ariya, S Pasuralertsakul |
784 |
| Research note : Evaluation of the quantitative buffy coat analysis(QBC ) system for the detection Leptospira in human blood |
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| KJ Kramer, LW Pang, HP Minette, JB Perrone |
788 |
| Research note : Morphology of the cyst of Blastocystis hominis |
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| V Zaman |
790 |
| Research note : A Comparison of direct microscopy with culture for the diagnosis of Blastocystis hominis |
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| V Zaman, KZ Khan |
792 |
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