Age-dependent susceptibility to severe disease with primary exposure to Plasmodium falciparum

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 592-595

  Kevin Baird, J ^a   Masbar, Sofyan ^b   Basri, Hasan ^b   Tirtokusumo, Soekartono ^b   Subianto, Budi ^b   Hoffman, Stephen L ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; INDONESIA; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MORTALITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17344367919     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517482     Document Type: Article

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