Prevalence of Malaria and Anemia Among Young Children in a Tertiary Hospital in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Fooyin Journal of Health Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-84

  Akinbo, Frederick Olusegun ^a   Omoregie, Richard ^a   Mordi, Rapheal ^a   Okaka, Christopher Ehis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

anemia; Benin City, malaria; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PARASITEMIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77649085021     PISSN: 18778607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1877-8607(10)60004-5     Document Type: Article

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