Seasonal profiles of malaria infection, anaemia, and bednet use among age groups and communities in northern Ghana
Open Access
- 28 August 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Vol. 8 (9) , 793-802
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01092.x
Abstract
Summary We conducted all‐age point prevalence surveys to profile the severity and seasonality of malaria and anaemia in Kassena‐Nankana District of northern Ghana. Random cross‐sectional surveys were...Keywords
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