Seasonal malaria attack rates in infants and young children in northern Ghana

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 280-286

  Baird, J Kevin ^a   Agyei, S Owusu ^a   Utz, Gregory C ^a   Koram, Kwadwo ^a   Barcus, Mazie J ^a   Jones, Trevor R ^a   Fryauff, David J ^a   Binka, Fred N ^a   Hoffman, Stephen L ^a   Nkrumah, Francis N ^a  

^a American Embassy Jakarta ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FANSIDAR; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; BLOOD STAIN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DESIGN; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REINFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036318081     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.66.280     Document Type: Article

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