The epidemiology of malaria in a Karen population on the western border of Thailand

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-111

  Luxemburger, C ^a,b   Thwai, Kyaw Lay ^a   White, N J ^a,c   Webster, H K ^d   Kyle, D E ^d   Maelankirri, L ^a   Chongsuphajaisiddhi, T ^b   Nosten, F ^a,b  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Malaria; P. vivax; Plasmodium falciparum; Refugees; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; MORTALITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLENOMEGALY; THAILAND; TRAVEL;

EID: 0029874459     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90102-9     Document Type: Article

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