Seasonality, malaria, and impact of prophylaxis in a West African village: II. Effect on birthweight

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 384-389

  Bouvier, Paul ^a   Breslow, Norman ^b   Doumbo, Ogobara ^c   Robert, Claude Francois ^a   Picquet, Michel ^a   Mauris, Anne ^a   Dolo, Amagana ^c   Dembele, Hawa Keita ^c   Delley, Veronique ^a   Rougemont, Andre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; PROGUANIL;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NEWBORN; PARASITEMIA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROPHYLAXIS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0030889627     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.384     Document Type: Article

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