Lack of association between falciparum malaria parasitemia and acute diarrhea in Nigerian children

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 702-705

  Sodeinde, Olugbemiro ^a   Gbadegesin, Rasheed A ^a   Ademowo, Olusegun G ^b   Adeyemo, Adebowale A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PARASITEMIA;

EID: 0031457257     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.702     Document Type: Article

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