Falciparum malaria in children - A brief report of 305 patients from Rourkela, Eastern India

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 475-477

  Nanda, Nimai C ^a   Rath, Paramananda ^a   Acharya, Jayant ^a   Mishra, Pitabas ^a   Mishra, Saroj K ^a  

^a ISPAT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cerebral malaria; Children; Falciparum malaria; Jaundice

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONVULSION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INDIA; INFANT; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VOMITING;

ANEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INDIA; INFANT; JAUNDICE; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; VOMITING;

EID: 79954428989     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0287-7     Document Type: Article

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