The interaction between Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax in children on Espiritu Santo island, Vanuatu

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 614-620

  Maitland, K ^a,e   Williams, T N ^a   Bennett, S ^b   Newbold, C I ^a   Peto, T E A ^a   Viji, J ^c   Timothy, R ^c   Clegg, J B ^a   Weatherall, D J ^a   Bowden, D K ^d  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Northern District Hospital   (Vanuatu)

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax; Vanuatu

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; VANUATU;

EID: 12644304243     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90406-X     Document Type: Article

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