Severe malaria in Burkina Faso: Influence of age and transmission level on clinical presentation

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 539-542

  Modiano, D ^a,d   Sirima, B S ^b   Sawadogo, A ^c   Sanou, I ^c   Pare J ^c   Konate A ^b   Pagnoni, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Burkina Faso)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE YALGADO OUÉDRAOGO   (Burkina Faso)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FATALITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

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EID: 0031756606     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.539     Document Type: Article

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