Comparison of the clinical profile and complications of mixed malarial infections of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax versus Plasmodium falciparum mono-infection

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 377-382

  Joseph, Vivek ^a   Varma, Muralidhar ^a   Vidhyasagar, Sudha ^a   Mathew, Alvin ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Falciparum; Host Parasite interactions; India; Malaria; Parasitology; Vivax

Indexed keywords

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 80052700400     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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