The impact of repeated malaria attacks on the school performance of children

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 582-588

  Fernando, S D ^a   Gunawardena, D M ^b   Bandara, M R S S ^c   De Silva, D ^d   Carter, R ^e   Mendis, K N ^f   Wickremasinghe, A R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b Regional Malaria Department   (Sri Lanka)

^c University of Edinburgh ^*

^d University of Colombo   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MICROSCOPY; PARENT; PARENT EDUCATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SRI LANKA; ADULT; ANIMAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; PARASITOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SRI LANKA;

EID: 1342325634     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.69.582     Document Type: Article

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