Early diagnosis and treatment of falciparum malaria in cambodian trauma patients

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1135-1147

  Heger, Tove ^a,f   Han, Saint Chin ^b   Van Heng, Yang ^b   Sunder, Mads ^c   Larsen, Stig ^d   Husurn, Hans ^e,f  

^a Hospital of Aalesund   (Norway)

^b Trauma Care Foundation Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

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EID: 76749154496     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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