A comparison of iron and folate with folate alone in hematologic recovery of children treated for acute malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 843-847

  Gara, Samuel N ^a   Madaki, Aboi J K ^b   Thacher, Tom D ^c  

^a Department of Family Medicine ^*  (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; FERRIC AMMONIUM CITRATE; FOLIC ACID; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; IRON; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE; SULFADOXINE-PYRIMETHAMINE;

AGE; ANEMIA; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MEAT; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COMBINATION;

ANEMIA; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

EID: 79958020587     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0170     Document Type: Article

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