Influence of malaria on the serum levels of vitamin A, zinc and calcium of children in Douala-Cameroon

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 871-876

  Inocent, Gouado ^a   Gustave, Lehman Leopold ^a   Issa T , Some ^b   Yolande, Mbouyap ^a   Bertand, Pankoui Mfonkeu Joel ^a   Richard, Ejoh Aba ^c   Felicité, Tchouanguep Mbiapo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Calcium; Malaria; Parasitaemia; Vitamin A; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; RETINOL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CAMEROON; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 34247218075     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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