Chloroquine prophylaxis, iron-folic acid supplementation or case management of malaria attacks in primigravidae in western Uganda: Effects on maternal parasitaemia and haemoglobin levels and on birthweight

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 413-418

  Ndyomugyenyi, Richard ^a   Magnussen, Pascal ^b,c  

^a Vector Control Division   (Uganda)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c Jaegersborg Allé 1D   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Birthweight; Chloroquine; Folic acid supplementation; Iron supplementation; Malaria; Parasitaemia; Pregnancy; Prophylaxis; Uganda

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; IRON DEXTRAN; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MATERNAL DISEASE; PARASITEMIA; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033843475     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(00)90125-1     Document Type: Article

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