Imported malaria in immigrants to italy: A changing pattern observed in North Eastern Italy

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 317-321

  Mascarello, Marta ^a   Gobbi, Federico ^b   Angheben, Andrea ^b   Concia, Ercole ^a   Marocco, Stefania ^b   Anselmi, Mariella ^b   Monteiro, Geraldo ^b   Rossanese, Andrea ^b   Bisoffi, Zeno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Cuore   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; HALOFANTRINE; HEMOGLOBIN; MEFLOQUINE; METAKELFIN;

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; AFRICA, WESTERN; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349251354     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2009.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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