Increased Susceptibility to Malaria during the Early Postpartum Period
Open Access
- 31 August 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 343 (9) , 598-603
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200008313430901
Abstract
Pregnancy is associated with increased susceptibility to malaria. It is generally agreed that this increased risk ends with delivery, but the possible persistence of increased susceptibility during the puerperium has not been investigated.Keywords
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