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Foetal haemoglobin and the dynamics of paediatric malaria

BACKGROUND: Although 80% of malaria occurs in children under five years of age, infants under six months of age are known to have low rates of infection and disease. It is not clear why this youngest age group is protected; possible factors include maternal antibodies, unique nutrition (breast milk)...

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Autores principales: Billig, Erica MW, McQueen, Philip G, McKenzie, F Ellis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3538578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23190739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-396