Prevalence of malaria from blood smears examination: A seven-year retrospective study from Metema Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Malaria Research and Treatment

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Ferede, Getachew ^a   Worku, Abiyu ^a   Getaneh, Alemtegna ^a   Ahmed, Ali ^a   Haile, Tarekegn ^a   Abdu, Yenus ^a   Tessema, Belay ^a   Wondimeneh, Yitayih ^a   Alemu, Abebe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; ETHIOPIA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 84952711910     PISSN: 20908075     EISSN: 20444362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/704730     Document Type: Article

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