Malaric placentas. A quantitative study and clinico-pathological correlations

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 192, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 892-898

  Leopardi, O ^a   Naughten, W ^a   Salvia, L ^b   Colecchia, M ^a   Matteelli, A ^c   Zucchi, A ^a   Shein, A ^d   Muchi, J A ^d   Carosi, G ^c   Ghione, M ^e  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^d Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Malaria; Morphometry; Placenta; Quantitative study

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAPILLARY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LYMPHOCYTE; MALARIA; PARASITEMIA; PLACENTA VILLUS; SYNCYTIUM; TANZANIA;

EID: 10544242205     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0344-0338(96)80068-9     Document Type: Article

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