Pattern of malaria presentation and treatment at Obisesan Naval Medical Centre Lagos-Nigeria

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-127

  Ayoola, Hussain N ^a   Daniel, Echoga A ^b   Oladeji, Iwarere ^b  

^a 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b Obisesan Naval Medical Centre   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Centre; Malaria; Medical; Naval; Pattern; Presentation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449119261     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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