Prevalence, Patterns, and Determinants of Malaria and Malnutrition in Douala, Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study.
Background. Malaria and malnutrition are major public health problems in developing countries. This studywas mainly focused on the prevalence, patterns, and predictors of these conditions and their associations. Methods. A cross-sectional community study was conducted from February to March 2018 amo...
| Publicado en: | BioMed Research International pp. 1 - 13 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
7/13/2021
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