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Anemia Offers Stronger Protection Than Sickle Cell Trait Against the Erythrocytic Stage of Falciparum Malaria and This Protection Is Reversed by Iron Supplementation

BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency causes long-term adverse consequences for children and is the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide. Observational studies suggest that iron deficiency anemia protects against Plasmodium falciparum malaria and several intervention trials have indicated that iron su...

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Autores principales: Goheen, M.M., Wegmüller, R., Bah, A., Darboe, B., Danso, E., Affara, M., Gardner, D., Patel, J.C., Prentice, A.M., Cerami, C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5161422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27852523
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.11.011