Effects of Plasmodium vivax malaria in pregnancy

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9178, 1999, Pages 546-549

  Nosten, F ^a,b,c   McGready, R ^a,b,c   Simpson, J A ^b   Thwai, K L ^a   Balkan, S ^d   Cho, Thein ^a   Hkirijaroen, L ^a   Looareesuwan, S ^b   White, N J ^b,c  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND;

EID: 0033554264     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)09247-2     Document Type: Note

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