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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 78, 1984 - Issue 4
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Anaemia in young Primigravidae in the guinea savanna of Nigeria: sickle-cell trait gives partial protection against malaria

A. F. FlemingDepartments of Haematology and of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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K. A. HarrisonDepartments of Haematology and of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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N. D. BriggsDepartments of Haematology and of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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E. D. E. AttaiDepartments of Haematology and of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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G. B. S. GhatouraDepartments of Haematology and of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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E. A. AkintundeDepartments of Haematology and of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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Nita ShahDepartments of Haematology and of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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Pages 395-404 | Received 17 Dec 1982, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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