Prevalence of Asymptomatic Malaria Parasitaemia amongst Pregnant Women

Indian Journal of Malariology

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 60-65

  Onyenekwe, C C ^a   Meludu, S C ^a   Dioka, C E ^a   Salimonu, L S ^b  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibody; HRP 2; Parasitaemia; Prevalence; Seasons

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; HISTIDINE RICH PROTEIN 2 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MALARIA; PARASITE SERODIAGNOSIS; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; NIGERIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREVALENCE; SEASONS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0344012936     PISSN: 03678326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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