Inaccurate communication in health sciences: The case of ‘partial artemisinin resistance’ for the treatment of malaria
Background: Accurate scientific terminology is crucial in health sciences to avoid misinterpretations. The use of ‘artemisinin resistance’ to describe delayed parasite clearance may be inaccurately equated with full resistance, as is typically the case when ‘resistance’ is used with other pathogens,...
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| Main Authors: | T. Hanscheid, Sara M. Mahomed, Maria Rebelo, Susana Oliveira Henriques, Martin P. Grobusch |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-12-01
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| Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297524003287 |
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