The clinical manifestations of cerebral malaria among Nigerian children with the sickle cell trait

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-145

  Olumese, P E ^a   Adeyemo, A A ^a   Ademowo, O G ^a   Gbadegesin, R A ^a   Sodeinde, O ^a   Walker, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL TRAIT;

EID: 0030841138     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1997.11747877     Document Type: Article

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