Prognostic significance of reduced red blood cell deformability in severe falciparum malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 507-511

  Dondorp, Adrianus M ^a,d   Angus, Brian J ^b   Hardeman, Max R ^a   Chotivanich, Kesinee T ^b   Silamut, Kamdrat ^b   Ruangveerayuth, Ronatrai ^c   Kager, Piet A ^a   White, Nicholas J ^b   Vreeken, Johan ^a  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (Netherlands)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAE SOT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 0030671181     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.507     Document Type: Article

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