Reduced risk of uncomplicated malaria episodes in children with alpha +-thalassemia in Northeastern Tanzania

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 714-720

  Enevold, Anders ^a   Lusingu, John P ^b   Mmbando, Bruno ^b   Alifrangis, Michael ^a   Lemnge, Martha M ^b   Bygbjerg, Ib C ^a   Theander, Thor G ^a   Vestergaard, Lasse S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; TANZANIA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 45049087688     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.714     Document Type: Article

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