Speech and language sequelae of severe malaria in Kenyan children

Brain Injury

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-224

  Carter, J A ^a,b   Murira, G M ^b   Ross, A J ^b,c   Mung'Ala Odera, V ^b   Newton, C R J C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KENYA; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PHONETICS; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS; SPEECH DISORDER;

EID: 0037333965     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269905021000038447     Document Type: Article

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