Partial exchange transfusion in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 163-165

  Aquinas, R ^a   Ross, C ^a   Vincent, J ^a   Sridhar, C B ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; QUININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD VOLUME; CASE REPORT; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; BLOOD VOLUME; EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION, WHOLE BLOOD; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; QUININE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030186957     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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