Severe malaria in Cameroon: Pattern of disease in children at the Yaounde Gynaeco-Obstetric and Pediatric hospital
Background and objective: Malaria is the most widely spread parasitic disease in the world, especially in the tropics affecting mostly children and pregnant women. In children, mostly under-fives carry the heaviest burden in terms of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine th...
Main Authors: | Andreas Chiabi, Amandine Nadege M. Djimafo, Séraphin Nguefack, Evelyn Mah, Félicité Nguefack Dongmo, Fru Angwafo, III |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034120303932 |
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