Sickle cell trait (HbAS) and stunting in children below two years of age in an area of high malaria transmission

BACKGROUND: While the protective effects of sickle cell trait (HbAS) against severe malaria and the resulting survival advantage are well known, the impact on the physical development in young children remains unclear. This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between HbS carriage and stu...

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Autores principales: Kreuels, Benno, Ehrhardt, Stephan, Kreuzberg, Christina, Adjei, Samuel, Kobbe, Robin, Burchard, Gerd D, Ehmen, Christa, Ayim, Matilda, Adjei, Ohene, May, Jürgen
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2637287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19149873
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-16

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2637287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19149873
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-16

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