Placental malaria is associated with reduced early life weight development of affected children independent of low birth weight.

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Published in Malar J on January 14, 2010

Authors

Brigitte Walther1, David J C Miles, Sarah Crozier, Pauline Waight, Melba S Palmero, Olubukola Ojuola, Ebrima Touray, Marianne van der Sande, Hilton Whittle, Sarah Rowland-Jones, Katie L Flanagan

Author Affiliations

1: MRC Laboratories, Atlantic Boulevard, Fajara, PO Box 273 Banjul, The Gambia. bwalther@mrc.gm

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