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The impact of malaria during pregnancy on low birth weight in East-Africa: a topical review

BACKGROUND: Globally, approximately 15% of all babies are born with low birth weight (< 2.5 kg) and ≥ 90% of them are born in low- and middle-income countries. Malaria infection in pregnancy remains a public health concern as it can affect both the mother and the newborn. Notably, it increases th...

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Autores principales: Bakken, Line, Iversen, Per Ole
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8386002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34429121
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03883-z