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

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Background

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 border at the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit.

Method and findings

From 2001 to 2010 in a population cohort of prospectively followed p...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1371/journal.pone.0100247

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Role:
Author

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Publisher:
PLoS Publisher's website
Journal:
PloS One Journal website
Volume:
9
Issue:
7
Pages:
e100247
Publication date:
2014-07-01
Acceptance date:
2014-05-22
DOI:
ISSN:
1932-6203
Pmid:
24983755

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