Relation of nutritional status, sickle cell trait, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, iron deficiency and asymptomatic malaria infection in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-274

  Jeremiah, Zaccheaus A ^a   Uko, Emmanuel K ^b   Usanga, Essien A ^b  

^a NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

G6PD deficiency; HbAA; HbAS; Iron deficiency; Malaria; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 73449084117     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2008.269.274     Document Type: Article

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