Prevalence of hematological abnormalities and malnutrition in HIV-infected under five children in Enugu

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 303-308

  Ezeonwu, B U ^a   Ikefuna, A N ^b   Oguonu, T ^b   Okafor, H U ^b  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Children; Haematological; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; VIROLOGY;

ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84901345648     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.130230     Document Type: Article

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