Publication Date:
2006-11-16
Description:
In areas of intense P. falciparum exposure, such as western Kenya, the most lethal complication of malaria is severe malarial anemia (SMA). The pathogenesis of SMA is multi-factorial and not fully understood. Our ongoing studies are, therefore, investigating the hematological manifestations of MA in a cohort of children presenting at a rural district hospital in western Kenya. A total of 619 children aged 3–33 mos. were categorized into 5 groups: SMA (Hb
Print ISSN:
0006-4971
Electronic ISSN:
1528-0020
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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