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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...
Autores principales: | Stephens, Judith Koryo, Ofori, Michael F, Quakyi, Isabella Akyinbah, Wilson, Mark Lee, Akanmori, Bartholomew Dicky |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2014
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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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