Lack of difference in iron status assessed by soluble transferrin receptor between children with cerebral malaria and those with non-cerebral malaria

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 166-167

  Kivibidila, Solo K ^a,c   Warrier, R P ^a   Ode, D ^a   Yu, L ^a   Tshefu, K A ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

^c Division of Hematology Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON STORAGE; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0032998498     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/45.3.166     Document Type: Article

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