Frequency of malaria and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Tajikistan

Malaria Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Rebholz, Cornelia E ^a   Michel, Anette J ^a   Maselli, Daniel A ^b   Saipphudin, Karimov ^c   Wyss, Kaspar ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Ministry of Health   (Tajikistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMAQUINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOSQUITO; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; RISK FACTOR; TAJIKISTAN;

ADULT; CHLOROQUINE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE I; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMAQUINE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TAJIKISTAN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33747075513     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-51     Document Type: Article

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