Anaemia in human African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 505-508

  Chisi, J E ^a   Misiri, H ^a   Zverev, Y ^a   Nkhoma, A ^b   Sternberg, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b Nkhotakota District Hospital   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANEMIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INPATIENTS; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

EID: 15844390648     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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