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Elevated Blood Lead Levels Are Associated with Reduced Risk of Malaria in Beninese Infants

INTRODUCTION: Elevated blood lead levels (BLL) and malaria carry an important burden of disease in West Africa. Both diseases might cause anemia and they might entail long-term consequences for the development and the health status of the child. Albeit the significant impact of malaria on lead level...

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Autores principales: Moya-Alvarez, Violeta, Mireku, Michael Osei, Ayotte, Pierre, Cot, Michel, Bodeau-Livinec, Florence
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4751084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26866471
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149049