Pediatric imported malaria in New York: Delayed diagnosis

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 333-337

  Viani, Rolando M ^a,c   Bromberg, Kenneth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; CLINDAMYCIN; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUININE; SULFADOXINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033006140     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992289903800603     Document Type: Article

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