Travel as a risk factor for malaria requiring hospitalization on a highland tea plantation in Western Kenya

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 354-358

  Shanks, G Dennis ^a,d   Biomndo, Kimutai ^b   Maguire, Jason ^c  

^a US Army Medical Research Unit   (Kenya)

^b Brooke Bond Central Hospital   (Kenya)

^c US Naval Medical Research Unit No 2 Jakarta   (Indonesia)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PLANTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEA; TRAVEL;

EID: 10344260640     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2004.19203     Document Type: Article

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