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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 83, 1989 - Issue 6
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Original Articles

Sporozoite antibodies and malaria in children in a rural area of The Gambia

R. W. SnowMedical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia
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F. C. ShentonMedical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia
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S. W. LindsayMedical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia
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B. M. GreenwoodMedical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia
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S. BennettTropical Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, LondonWC1E 7HT, UK.
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J. WheelerTropical Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, LondonWC1E 7HT, UK.
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G. Del GiudiceWorld Health Organization Immunology Research and Training Centre, Department of Pathology, University of Geneva, 1211Geneva 4, Switzerland
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A. S. VerdiniPolypeptide Synthesis Department, Sclavo SpA, Monterotondo, Italy
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A. PessiPolypeptide Synthesis Department, Sclavo SpA, Monterotondo, Italy
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Pages 559-568 | Received 19 Aug 1989, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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