Hepatic dysfunction in falciparum malaria in West Bengal”.
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Jaundice with hepatic dysfunction in P. falciparum malaria.
UNLABELLED To evaluate the frequency and severity of jaundice with hepatic dysfunction in Plasmodium (P.) falciparum malaria in adult patients admitted in the hospital. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Infectious Diseases Unit and Medical Wards at Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from January 2005 to December 2007. METHODOLOGY This study include...
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عنوان ژورنال: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2279-0861
DOI: 10.9790/0853-1140613