Pediatric mortality in Africa: Plasmodium falciparum malaria as a cause or risk?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 16-24

  Snow, Robert W ^a,b   Korenromp, Eline L ^c   Gouws, Eleanor ^c  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

AFRICA; ANEMIA; BED NET; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISABILITY; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 4344621503     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.16     Document Type: Conference Paper

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