Consequences of gestational malaria on birth weight: finding the best timeframe for intermittent preventive treatment administration.
To investigate the consequences of intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) timing on birth weight, we pooled data from two studies conducted in Benin between 2005 and 2010: a prospective cohort of 1037 pregnant women and a randomised trial comparing sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) to mefloquine in 1...
Main Authors: | Bich-Tram Huynh, Nadine Fievet, Valérie Briand, Sophie Borgella, Achille Massougbodji, Philippe Deloron, Michel Cot |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22514730/?tool=EBI |
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