Malaria, helminths, co-infection and anaemia in a cohort of children from Mutengene, south western Cameroon

Malaria Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Njua Yafi, Clarisse ^a,b   Achidi, Eric A ^b   Anchang Kimbi, Judith K ^b   Apinjoh, Tobias O ^b   Mugri, Regina N ^b   Chi, Hanesh F ^b   Tata, Rolland B ^b   Njumkeng, Charles ^b   Nkock, Emmanuel N ^b   Nkuo Akenji, Theresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Children; Co infection; Helminths; Malaria

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; CAMEROON; CASE STUDY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; ANIMAL; COINFECTION; COMPLICATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COINFECTION; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HELMINTHS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE;

EID: 84957593488     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1111-2     Document Type: Article

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