The platelet count in cerebral malaria, is it useful to the clinician?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-50

  Chimalizeni, Yamikani ^a   Kawaza, Kondwani ^a   Taylor, Terrie ^b   Molyneux, Malcolm ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b Blantyre Malaria Project   (Malawi)

^c MALAWI LIVERPOOL WELLCOME TRUST CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIAL RETINOPATHY; MALAWI; PROGNOSIS; RETINOPATHY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

CHILD; COMA; HUMANS; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALAWI; PLATELET COUNT; PROGNOSIS; RETINAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77954566935     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0614     Document Type: Article

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