Influence of hemoglobin E trait on the severity of falciparum malaria

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 283-286

  Hutagalung, Robert ^b   Wilairatana, Polrat ^b   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^b   Brittenham, Gary M ^b   Aikawa, Masamichi ^b   Gordeuk, Victor R ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN E;

ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BRAIN MALARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN E; HUMANS; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 0032926908     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314561     Document Type: Article

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