Insecticide-treated nets for preventing malaria in pregnancy
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Insecticide-treated nets for preventing malaria in pregnancy.
BACKGROUND Malaria in pregnancy is associated with adverse consequences for mother and fetus. Protection with insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) during pregnancy is widely advocated, but evidence of their benefit has been inconsistent. OBJECTIVES To compare the impact of ITNs with no nets or untreated nets on preventing malaria in pregnancy. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Infectious ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd003755.pub2