Malaria in Pregnancy: A Literature Review

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-215

  Lagerberg, Ruth E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Africa; anemia; antimalarials; malaria; Plasmodium; pregnancy; pregnant women; sulfadoxine pyrimethamine

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FANSIDAR; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INSECTICIDE; MEFLOQUINE; QUALAQUIN; QUINIDINE GLUCONATE; QUININE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BED NET; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONGENITAL INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALARIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MONOTHERAPY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; SYMPTOM;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANTIMALARIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

EID: 42649108728     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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