Assessment of ability of Nigerian mothers to recognize anaemia in children with malaria

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 40-41

  Meremikwu, M M ^a   Ezedinachi, E N U ^a   Oyo Ita, A E ^a   Bassey, A E ^a   Asiegbu, V C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NIGERIA;

ADULT; ANEMIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MOTHERS; NIGERIA; PALLOR; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035129425     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550103100118     Document Type: Article

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