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Prevalence of malaria in pregnancy in southern Laos: a cross-sectional survey.

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BACKGROUND: There are no data on the burden of malaria in pregnancy (MiP) in Laos, where malaria still remains prevalent in the south. METHODS: Two cross-sectional surveys were conducted in 2014 to assess the prevalence of MiP in Vapi District, Salavan Province, southern Laos: the first consisted of screening 204 pregnant women during pregnancies [mean (95 % CI) gestational age: 23 (22-25) weeks] living in 30 randomly selected villages in Vapi District; the second was conducted among 331 preg...

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10.1186/s12936-016-1492-2

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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
Publisher:
BioMed Central Publisher's website
Journal:
Malaria Journal Journal website
Volume:
15
Issue:
1
Article number:
436
Publication date:
2016-01-01
Acceptance date:
2016-08-16
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ISSN:
1475-2875
Language:
English
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pubs:640908
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uuid:a036dda6-7126-4ca8-90e7-c072f1c193d6
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pubs:640908
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640908
Deposit date:
2016-08-29

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