The effect of placental malaria infection on perinatal mortality in Rural Malawi

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1996, Pages 61-65

  McDermott, Jeanne M ^a   Wirima, Jack J ^b   Steketee, Richard W ^c   Breman, Joel G ^d   Heymann, David L ^e  

^a JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA DISORDER; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALAWI; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0029684409     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.61     Document Type: Article

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