Effects of early cerebral malaria on cognitive ability in Senegalese children

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 353-364

  Boivin, Michael J ^a  

^a INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral malaria; Cognitive ability; Cross cultural; Health psychology; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; APHASIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN MALARIA; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SENEGAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

EID: 0036773272     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-200210000-00010     Document Type: Article

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