The effects of malaria control on nutritional status in infancy.
Both malaria and undernutrition are major causes of paediatric mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. The introduction of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITBN) during a randomized controlled trial on the Kenyan coast significantly reduced severe, life-threatening malaria and all-cause childhoo...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1997
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