Prevalence of hypoglycemia among severe malaria children in a rural African population

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 192-194

  Osonuga, O A ^a,b   Osonuga, A A ^b   Osonuga, I O ^a   Osonuga, A ^b   Derkyi, Kwarteng L ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

African; Glucose; Hypoglycemia; Prevalence; Severe malaria

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INFUSION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MALARIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 80053453458     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(11)60026-1     Document Type: Article

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