Imported malaria in children: A comparative study between recent immigrants and immigrant travelers (VFRs)

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 221-227

  Arnáez, Juan ^a   Roa, Miguel A ^a   Albert, Leticia ^a   Cogollos, Rosario ^a   Rubio, Jose M ^b   Villares, Rebeca ^a   Alarabe, Abdulkareem ^a   Cervera, Aurea ^a   López Vélez, Rogelio ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE MÓSTOLES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CHLOROQUINE; HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUININE; SULFADOXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SMEAR; SPAIN; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SPAIN; TRAVEL;

EID: 77954365836     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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