Clinical implications of hypocalcemia in malaria

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 108, Issue AUG., 1998, Pages 62-65

  Adhikari Prabha, M R ^a,b   Pereira, Pratibha ^a   Chowta, Nityananda ^a   Hegde, B M ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Calcium; Hypocalcemia; Malaria; Q Tc prolongation; Quinine toxicity

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; QUININE;

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; Q WAVE;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALARIA; MALE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031663068     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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