Placental Malaria Increases Malaria Risk in the First 30 Months of Life
Open Access
- 15 October 2008
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 47 (8) , 1017-1025
- https://doi.org/10.1086/591968
Abstract
Background. Plasmodium falciparum infection during pregnancy is associated with stillbirth, fetal growth restriction, and low birth weight. An additiKeywords
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