Non-malaria fevers in a high malaria endemic area of Ghana
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Non-malaria fevers in a high malaria endemic area of Ghana
BACKGROUND The importance of fevers not due to malaria [non-malaria fevers, NMFs] in children in sub-Saharan Africa is increasingly being recognised. We have investigated the influence of exposure-related factors and placental malaria on the risk of non-malaria fevers among children in Kintampo, an area of Ghana with high malaria transmission. METHODS Between 2008 and 2011, a cohort of 1855 n...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1654-4