Retinopathy in Gambian Children Admitted to Hospital with Malaria

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 214-218

  Burton, Matthew ^a,b   Nyong'o, Omondi ^c   Burton, Kathryn ^a   John, Wilhelmina ^a   Inkoom, Ebenezer ^a   Pinder, Margaret ^a   Corrah, Tumani ^a   Johnson, Gordon ^b,d   Bailey, Robin ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETINOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETINAL DISEASES;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 5444270426     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550403400409     Document Type: Article

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