Paediatric malaria: What do paediatricians need to know?

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 349-354

  Kuhn, Susan M ^a,c   McCarthy, Anne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Immigration; Imported; Malaria; Travel

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIN; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CHLOROQUINE; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE FOSFATEX; QUININE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRICIAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROPHYLAXIS; TRAVEL;

EID: 33749468130     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/11.6.349     Document Type: Article

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