Thrombocytopenia is predictive of lethality in severe childhood falciparum malaria [2]

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 795-796

  Rogier, C ^a   Gerardin, P ^b   Imbert, P ^c  

^a SERVICE DE SANTÉ DES ARMÉES   (France)

^b Neonatal/Pediat Intensive Care Unit   (France)

^c SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MALARIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LETHALITY; LETTER; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 3242878309     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.045179     Document Type: Letter

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