Malaria morbidity and mortality in Owerri hospitals

Nigerian Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-180

  Ukaga, C N ^a   Obiora, I E ^a   Nwoke, B E B ^a   Ezeunala, M N ^b   Nwachukwu, M I ^a   Ajero, C M U ^a   Ekwunife, C A ^c  

^a IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

^c NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hospital records; Malaria; Morbidity; Mortality; Owerri

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887174067     PISSN: 11174145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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