Red blood cell deformability as a predictor of anemia in severe falciparum malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 733-737

  Dondorp, A M ^a   Angus, B J ^b   Chotivanich, K ^b   Silamut, K ^b   Ruangveerayuth, R ^c   Hardeman, M R ^a   Kager, P A ^a   Vreeken, J ^a   White, N J ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAE SOT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE STRUCTURE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; LASER DIFFRACTION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PATHOGENESIS; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 0032957732     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.733     Document Type: Article

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