Reemergence of epidemic malaria in the highlands of western Kenya

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 671-676

  Malakooti, M A ^a,d,e   Biomndo, K ^b   Shanks, G D ^c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Brooke Bond Central Hospital   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d Navy Environ and Prev Med Unit #2   (United States)

^e Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit 2   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MEDICAL RECORD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TRAVEL;

EID: 0031757031     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0404.980422     Document Type: Review

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