Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase status and severity of malarial anaemia in Nigerian children

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 792-798

  Orimadegun, Adebola Emmanuel ^a   Sodeinde, Olugbemiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency; Haemolytic anaemia; Malarial anaemia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP; CHILD; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL TRAIT;

EID: 82055184092     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1837     Document Type: Article

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