Research Journal of Medical Sciences

Year: 2010
Volume: 4
Issue: 3
Page No. 208 - 212

Assessment of Renal Function of Plasmodium falciparum Infected Children in Owerri, Eastern Nigeria

Authors : Ekeanyanwu Chukwuma Raphael and Akpoilih Uzezi Benjamin

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