Predictors of childhood severe malaria in a densely populated area: Douala, cameroon

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 33, 2011, Pages 6319-6324

  Dongho Dongmo, F F ^a   Ngono Ngane, R A ^a   Gouado, I ^a   Pankoui Mfonkeu, J B ^a   Mbackop Kwemba, V ^a   Ngwa, V ^b   Fotso Kuate, H ^b   Amvam Zollo, P H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^b Laquintinie Hospital   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Childhood malaria; Clinical presentation; Physiopathology

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CAMEROON; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERPYREXIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 79960275928     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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