Impact of maternal Plasmodium falciparum malaria and haematological parameters on pregnancy and its outcome in southeastern Nigeria.
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aDepartment of Medical Microbiology/Parasitology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki; bDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki; cDepartment of Morbid Anatomy, dDepartment of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki; eDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of vector borne diseases
دوره 44 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007