The burden of imported malaria in Gauteng province

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 300-303

  Weber, Ingrid B ^a   Baker, Lee ^b   Mnyaluza, Joy ^c   Matjila, Maila J ^a   Barnes, Karen ^d   Blumberg, Lucille ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Amayeza Info Services   (South Africa)

^c Gauteng Department of Health ^*  (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUININE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAVEL;

EID: 77952476942     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.3599     Document Type: Article

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