Quantifying low birth weight, preterm birth and small-for- Gestational-age effects of malaria in pregnancy: A population cohort study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Rijken, Marcus J ^a   De Livera, Alysha M ^b   Lee, Sue J ^a,c   Boel, Machteld E ^a   Rungwilailaekhiri, Suthatsana ^a   Wiladphaingern, Jacher ^a   Paw, Moo Kho ^a   Pimanpanarak, Mupawjay ^a   Pukrittayakamee, Sasithon ^a   Simpson, Julie A ^b   Nosten, François ^a,c   McGready, Rose ^a,c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MICROSCOPY; MYANMAR; NEWBORN; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SMOKING; THAILAND; COMPLICATION; MALARIA; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREMATURE BIRTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALARIA; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREMATURE BIRTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84903749769     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100247     Document Type: Article

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