Increased prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Honduras, Central America

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 40-42

  Palmer, Carol J ^a   Makler, Michael ^b   Klaskala, Winslow I ^a   Lindo, John F ^c   Baum, Marianna K ^a   Ager, Arba L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Flow Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PARASITES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HONDURAS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD;

HONDURAS;

EID: 0031879117     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49891998000700007     Document Type: Article

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