Admission diagnosis of cerebral malaria in adults in an endemic area of Tanzania: Implications and clinical description

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 355-362

  Makani, J ^a,c,d   Matuja, W ^a   Liyombo, E ^a   Snow, R W ^b,d   Marsh, K ^c,d   Warrell, D A ^d  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BRAIN MALARIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0038324434     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg059     Document Type: Article

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