Journal article
The sick placenta-the role of malaria.
- Abstract:
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The human placenta is an ideal site for the accumulation of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites, and as a consequence serious health problems arise for the mother and her baby. The pathogenesis of placental malaria is only partially understood, but it is clear that it leads to a distinct epidemiological pattern of malaria during pregnancy. The objectives of this review are: (1) To review recent data on the epidemiology of malaria in pregnancy, with emphasis on placental malaria; (2) to de...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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Bibliographic Details
- Journal:
- Placenta
- Volume:
- 25
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 359-378
- Publication date:
- 2004-05-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1532-3102
- ISSN:
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0143-4004
- Source identifiers:
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20918
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:20918
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uuid:919a67ea-7f5f-4864-ae65-05ef3cd05d74
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- pubs:20918
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2004
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