Epidemiological factors that promote the development of severe malaria anaemia in children in Ibadan

African Health Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 80-85

  Anumudu, Chiaka I ^a   Okafor, Christian M F ^a   Ngwumohaike, Victor ^a   Afolabi, K A ^b   Nwuba, Roseangela I ^a   Nwagwu, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b Adeoyo Maternity Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaemia children; Development; Epidemiology; Malaria

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; HALOFANTRINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PARACETAMOL; QUININE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VOLUNTEER;

ANEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34547745399     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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