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Iron Status Predicts Malaria Risk in Malawian Preschool Children
INTRODUCTION: Iron deficiency is highly prevalent in pre-school children in developing countries and an important health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. A debate exists on the possible protective effect of iron deficiency against malaria and other infections; yet consensus is lacking due to limited d...
Autores principales: | Jonker, Femkje A. M., Calis, Job C. J., van Hensbroek, Michael Boele, Phiri, Kamija, Geskus, Ronald B., Brabin, Bernard J., Leenstra, Tjalling |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420896/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22916146 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042670 |
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