Malaria in Pregnancy in Nigerians: Seasonality and Relationship to Splenomegaly and Anaemia

Indian Journal of Malariology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-24

  Egwunyenga, O A ^a   Ajayi, J A ^b   Duhlinska Popova, D D ^b  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Malaria; Nigerians; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SEASON; SPLENOMEGALY;

ANEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; SEASONS; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 0031088427     PISSN: 03678326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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