Anaemia caused by asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection in semi-immune African schoolchildren.

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Published in Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg on April 07, 2000

Authors

J A Kurtzhals1, M M Addae, B D Akanmori, S Dunyo, K A Koram, M A Appawu, F K Nkrumah, L Hviid

Author Affiliations

1: Immunology Unit, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Legon, Ghana. j.kurtzhals@dadlnet.dk

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