Relationships between the outcome of Plasmodium falciparum infection and the intensity of transmission in Africa

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 80-86

  Smith, Thomas ^a   Killeen, G ^a   Lengeler, C ^a   Tanner, M ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION RATE; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MORBIDITY; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SENEGAL;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 4344607486     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.80     Document Type: Conference Paper

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