Quantifying low birth weight, preterm birth and small-for-gestational-age effects of malaria in pregnancy: a population cohort study.

Quantifying low birth weight, preterm birth and small-for-gestational-age effects of malaria in pregnancy: a population cohort study.

The association between malaria during pregnancy and low birth weight (LBW) is well described. This manuscript aims to quantify the relative contribution of malaria to small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants and preterm birth (PTB) in pregnancies accurately dated by ultrasound on the Thai-Myanmar bo...

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Main Authors: Marcus J Rijken, Alysha M De Livera, Sue J Lee, Machteld E Boel, Suthatsana Rungwilailaekhiri, Jacher Wiladphaingern, Moo Kho Paw, Mupawjay Pimanpanarak, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Julie A Simpson, François Nosten, Rose McGready
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4077658?pdf=render

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