Risk factors for presentation to hospital with severe anaemia in Tanzanian children: A case-control study

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 823-830

  Kahigwa, Elizeus ^a   Schellenberg, David ^b   Sanz, Sergi ^b   Aponte, John J ^b   Wigayi, John ^b   Mshinda, Hassan ^b   Alonso, Pedro ^b   Menendez, Clara ^b  

^a IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Case control study; Malaria; Risk factors; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD NUTRITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITEMIA; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; TANZANIA;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANIMALS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TANZANIA;

TANZANIA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0036399721     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2002.00938.x     Document Type: Article

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