International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

An assesment of the spatial pattern of malaria infection in Nigeria

Onwuemele Andrew
  • Onwuemele Andrew
  • Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Social and Governance Policy Research Department, Ojoo, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Accepted: 05 December 2013
  •  Published: 28 February 2014

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