Malaria parasite density estimated with white blood cells count reference value agrees with density estimated with absolute in children less than 5 years in central Ghana

Malaria Research and Treatment

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Adu Gyasi, Dennis ^a   Asante, Kwaku Poku ^a   Newton, Sam ^a   Amoako, Sabastina ^a   Dosoo, David ^a   Ankrah, Love ^a   Adjei, George ^a   Amenga Etego, Seeba ^a   Owusu Agyei, Seth ^a  

^a KINTAMPO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DENSITY; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

EID: 85083503435     PISSN: 20908075     EISSN: 20444362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/923674     Document Type: Article

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