Sickle cell trait (HbAS) and stunting in children below two years of age in an area of high malaria transmission.

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Published in Malar J on January 16, 2009

Authors

Benno Kreuels1, Stephan Ehrhardt, Christina Kreuzberg, Samuel Adjei, Robin Kobbe, Gerd D Burchard, Christa Ehmen, Matilda Ayim, Ohene Adjei, Jürgen May

Author Affiliations

1: University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany. kreuels@bni-hamburg.de

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