Pregnancy-associated malaria - On the brink?

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 201-204

  Craig, Alister G ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALARIA VACCINE;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE ADHESIVENESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION RISK; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MEDICAL EXPERT; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PARASITE SERODIAGNOSIS; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 1942423566     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2004.03.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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