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Cerebral malaria in Malawian children hospitalized with Plasmodium falciparum infection

W. A. C. NkhomaMinistry of Health and Population, P.O. Box 30377, Lilongwe3, Malawi, and Office of Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA30333, U.S.A.
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O. C. NwanyanwuMinistry of Health and Population, P.O. Box 30377, Lilongwe3, Malawi, and Office of Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA30333, U.S.A.Correspondence[email protected]
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C. C. ZibaMinistry of Health and Population, P.O. Box 30377, Lilongwe3, Malawi, and Office of Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA30333, U.S.A.
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P. N. KazembeMinistry of Health and Population, P.O. Box 30377, Lilongwe3, Malawi, and Office of Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA30333, U.S.A.
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D. KrogstadDepartment of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA70112, U.S.A.
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J. J. WirimaCollege of Medicine, University of Malawi, P/Bag 316, Chichiri, Blantyre, Malawi
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R. W. SteketeeCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA30333, U.S.A.
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Pages 231-237 | Received 29 Jun 1998, Accepted 15 Feb 1999, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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