A study of anemia in women with asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia at their first antenatal care visit at the General Hospital, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 567-570

  Ekanem, E I ^a   Agan, T U ^a   Efiok, E E ^a   Ekott, M I ^a   Okodi, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anemia; First antenatal booking; Malaria; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL DISEASE; NIGERIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE VIABILITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77954944921     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60137-X     Document Type: Article

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