Could Plasmodium vivax malaria trigger malnutrition? Revisiting the Bradford Hill criteria to assess a causal relationship between two neglected problems

Could Plasmodium vivax malaria trigger malnutrition? Revisiting the Bradford Hill criteria to assess a causal relationship between two neglected problems

Abstract: The benign characteristics formerly attributed to Plasmodium vivax infections have recently changed owing to the increasing number of reports of severe vivax malaria resulting in a broad spectrum of clinical complications, probably including undernutrition. Causal inference is a complex pr...

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Main Authors: Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Márcia Araújo Alexandre, André Siqueira, Gisely Melo, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero, Efrem d'Ávila, Silvana Gomes Benzecry, Heitor Pons Leite, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Plasmodium vivax
Malaria
Malnutrition
Causation
Epidemiology.
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