Studies on Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia and development of anemia in Nigerian infants during their first year of life

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 138-143

  Achidi, Eric Akum ^a,c   Salimonu, Lekan Samusa ^a   Asuzu, Michael C ^a   Berzins, Klavs ^b   Walker, Oladapo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; NIGERIA; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0029736947     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.138     Document Type: Article

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