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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 82, 1988 - Issue 2
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Malaria infection in pregnant women in Zaire: the effects and the potential for intervention

R. W. SteketeeMalaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
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J. G. BremanMalaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
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K. M. PalukuProgramme Elargi de Vaccination/Combatting Childhood Communicable Disease Program, Kinshasa, Zaire
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Melinda MooreProgramme Elargi de Vaccination/Combatting Childhood Communicable Disease Program, Kinshasa, Zaire
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Jean RoyInternational Health Program Office, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
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Mambu Ma-DisuProgramme Elargi de Vaccination/Combatting Childhood Communicable Disease Program, Kinshasa, Zaire
Pages 113-120 | Received 03 Mar 1987, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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