Low malaria morbidity in a cohort of Senegalese children with free access to health structures

Parasite

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-81

  Valin, N ^a   Dieng, A B ^a   Chippaux, J P ^a   Le Hesran, J Y ^a   Gaye, O ^b   Garcia, André ^a,c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^c Université Cheikh Anta Diop ^*  (Benin)

Author keywords

Children; Drug resistance; Health structures; Malaria; Senegal; Treatment policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644926684     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2006131079     Document Type: Article

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