Syndromic diagnosis of malaria in rural Sierra Leone and proposed additions to the national integrated management of childhood illness guidelines for fever

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 525-528

  Nnedu, Obinna N ^a   Rimel, Bryan ^b   Terry, Carey ^c   Jalloh Vos, Heidi ^d   Baryon, Brima ^e   Bausch, Daniel G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d Medical Research Centre   (Sierra Leone)

^e c/o District Health Management Team   (Sierra Leone)

^f TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RURAL AREA; SIERRA LEONE; SPLENOMEGALY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SIERRA LEONE; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 77950949995     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0188     Document Type: Article

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