Severe and uncomplicated falciparum malaria in children from three regions and three ethnic groups in Cameroon: Prospective study

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Achidi, Eric A ^a   Apinjoh, Tobias O ^a   Anchang Kimbi, Judith K ^a   Mugri, Regina N ^a   Ngwai, Andre N ^a   Yafi, Clarisse N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Children; Ethnicity; Location; Severe malaria; Uncomplicated malaria

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYZER; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN MALARIA; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COLORIMETRY; DEATH; DENSITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE DENSITY; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITEMIA; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORIMETRY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 84862531479     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-215     Document Type: Article

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