Plasmodium falciparum malaria and ABO blood group: Is there any relationship?

Parasitology Research

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 759-765

  Uneke, C J ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BRAIN MALARIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALARIA; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITEMIA; PARASITISM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REVIEW; ROSETTE FORMATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RISK FACTORS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 33846615869     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0342-5     Document Type: Review

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