Prevalence of malaria in pregnant women in Lagos, South-West Nigeria

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-183

  Agomo, Chimere O ^a,b   Oyibo, Wellington A ^a   Anorlu, Rose I ^a   Agomo, Philip U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Malaria; Nigeria; Pregnancy; Prevalence rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MICROSCOPY; NIGERIA; PARASITEMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RISK FACTOR; BLOOD; PARASITOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADULT; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANT WOMEN; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649967429     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2009.47.2.179     Document Type: Article

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