Impact of maternal Plasmodium falciparum malaria and haematological parameters on pregnancy and its outcome in southeastern Nigeria

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 285-290

  Uneke, C J ^a   Sunday Adeoye, I ^b   Iyare, F E ^a   Ugwuja, E I ^a   Duhlinska, D D ^c  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Haematological parameters; Malaria; Nigeria; P. falciparum; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NIGERIA; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 36849082672     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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