Erratum: Epidemiologic features impacting the presentation of malaria in children in Houston (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (2010) 29 (28-40) DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181b34f7c);Epidemiologic features impacting the presentation of malaria in children in houston

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-32

  Oramasionwu, Gloria E ^a   Wootton, Susan H ^b   Edwards, Morven S ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrant; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Traveler

Indexed keywords

MEFLOQUINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART MURMUR; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PARASITEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

EID: 74049109464     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001853     Document Type: Erratum

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