Clinical presentation of childhood malaria in Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 85-90

  Anothay, Outhone ^a   Pongvongsa, Tiengkham ^b   Muharat, Navarath ^a   Sirivichayakul, Chukiat ^c   Chantavanich, Pornthep ^d   Silachamroon, Udonsak ^c   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^c  

^a Savannakhet Provincial Hospital   (Laos)

^b Stn Malariology Parasitol E   (Laos)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034575368     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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