Epidemiology of congenital malaria in Nigeria: A multi-centre study

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1279-1287

  Falade, Catherine ^a,h   Mokuolu, Olugbenga ^b   Okafor, Henrietta ^c   Orogade, Adeola ^d   Falade, Adegoke ^a   Adedoyin, Olanrewaju ^b   Oguonu, Tagbo ^c   Aisha, Maman ^d   Hamer, Davidson H ^e,f   Callahan, Michael V ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^d AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Congenital falciparum malaria; Epidemiology; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENDEMISM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MALARIA; PARASITIC DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD SMEAR; CLEARANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PARASITEMIA; PLACENTA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34547735813     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01931.x     Document Type: Article

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