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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 90, 1996 - Issue 6
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The effect of oral iron therapy during treatment for Plasmodium falciparum malaria with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine on Malawian children under 5 years of age

O. C. NwanyanwuCommunity Health Sciences Unit, Ministry of Health and Population, Private Bag 65, Lilongwe, Malawi
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C. ZibaCommunity Health Sciences Unit, Ministry of Health and Population, Private Bag 65, Lilongwe, Malawi
,
P. N. KazembeKamazu Central Hospital, P.O. Box 149, Lilongwe, Malawi
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G. GamadziKamazu Central Hospital, P.O. Box 149, Lilongwe, Malawi
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J. GondweKamazu Central Hospital, P.O. Box 149, Lilongwe, Malawi
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S. C. ReddCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA30333, U.S.A.
Pages 589-595 | Received 27 Feb 1996, Accepted 06 Aug 1996, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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