Age as a risk factor for thrombocytopenia and anaemia in children treated for acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 266-271

  Adedapo, Aduragbenro D ^a   Falade, Catherine O ^a   Kotila, Rachel T ^a   Ademowo, George O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Children; Nigeria; P. falciparum malaria; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CHLORPROGUANIL PLUS DAPSONE; SULFADOXINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 36849082673     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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