Severity of malaria cases reported in urban and rural hospitals in Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 831-837

  Nimir, Amal R ^a   Isa, Noor Hayati Mohd ^a   Eugene, Chan Boon Tek ^a   Ghauth, Ismail Mohd ^a   Salleh, Fatmah Md ^a   Rahman, Rozlida Abdul ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

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EID: 33751564682     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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