Malaria infection of the placenta in The Gambia, West Africa; its incidence and relationship to stillbirth, birthweight and placental weight

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1983, Pages 232-244

  McGregor, Ian A ^a   Wilson, M E ^b   Billewicz, W Z ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b formerly MRC Laboratories ^*  (Gambia)

^c Princess Mary Maternity Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GAMBIA; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PARITY; PATHOLOGY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; SEASON;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GAMBIA; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALE; ORGAN WEIGHT; PARITY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEASONS;

EID: 0020688938     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(83)90081-0     Document Type: Article

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