Prevalence of malaria parasitaemia and malaria related anaemia among pregnant women in Abakaliki, South East Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-186

  Nwonwu, E U ^a   Ibekwe, P C ^a   Ugwu, J I ^a   Obarezi, H C ^a   Nwagbara, O C ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abakaliki; Malaria parasitaemia; Malaria related anaemia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIGERIA; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PARASITEMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349929599     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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