Mechanisms that reduce transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in semiimmune and nonimmune persons

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1358-1363

  Lensen, A ^a   Mulder, L ^b   Tchuinkam, T ^b   Willemsen, L ^b   Eling, W ^b   Sauerwein, R ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INSECT BITE; LIFE CYCLE; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMA FACTOR; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL;

EID: 0031948856     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515263     Document Type: Article

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