Body temperature is a poor predictor of malaria parasitaemia in children with acute diarrhoea

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-94

  Gbadegesin, R A ^a   Sodeinde, O ^a   Adeyemo, A A ^a   Ademowo, O G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NIGERIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITEMIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031058924     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1997.11747869     Document Type: Article

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