Asymptomatic Malarial Parasitaemia in Tamil Nadu

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 49, Issue DEC, 2001, Pages 1161-1164

  Rajendran, P ^a   Rajesh, P K ^a   Thyagarajan, S P ^e   Balakrishnan, P ^a   Hari, R ^a   Joyee, A G ^a   Kurien, T ^b   Krishnmurthy, P ^c   Jacob, V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c The Voluntary Health Services Chennai   (India)

^d Meenakshi Mission Hospital   (India)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITEMIA; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITEMIA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0035750636     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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