Clinical algorithm for malaria during low and high transmission seasons

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 216-220

  Muhe, Lulu ^a   Oljira, Birhane ^a   Degefu, Hirut ^a   Enquesellassie, Fikre ^c   Weber, Martin W ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Clinical signs; Developing countries; Epidemiology; Malaria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHIOPIA; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PALLOR; PARASITEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 0032811840     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.81.3.216     Document Type: Article

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