Malaria control in pregnancy: Still a long way to go

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 157-159

  Gutman, Julie ^a   Slutsker, Laurence ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BED NET; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC;

EID: 79952040226     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70311-X     Document Type: Letter

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