Sickle cell trait and the risk of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and other childhood diseases.

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Published in J Infect Dis on May 31, 2005

Authors

Thomas N Williams1, Tabitha W Mwangi, Sammy Wambua, Neal D Alexander, Moses Kortok, Robert W Snow, Kevin Marsh

Author Affiliations

1: Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Programme, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research, Coast, Kilifi District Hospital, Kilifi, Kenya. twilliams@kilifi.mimcom.net

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