Prevalence of peripheral blood parasitaemia, anaemia and low birthweight among pregnant women in a suburban area in coastal Ghana

INTRODUCTION: Malaria and anaemia have adverse effects in pregnant women and on the birth weight of infants in malaria endemic areas. P. falciparum malaria, the most virulent species continues to be a major health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was carried out to establish the prevalence...

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Autores principales: Stephens, Judith Koryo, Ofori, Michael F, Quakyi, Isabella Akyinbah, Wilson, Mark Lee, Akanmori, Bartholomew Dicky
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3946255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24624240
http://dx.doi.org/10.11694/pamj.supp.2014.17.1.3541

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3946255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24624240
http://dx.doi.org/10.11694/pamj.supp.2014.17.1.3541

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