Iron deficiency and malaria among children living on the coast of Kenya.

Both iron deficiency and malaria are common in much of sub-Saharan Africa, and the interaction between these conditions is complex. To investigate the association between nutritional iron status, immunoglobulins, and clinical Plasmodium falciparum malaria, we determined the incidence of malaria in a...

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Main Authors: Nyakeriga, A, Troye-Blomberg, M, Dorfman, JR, Alexander, N, Bäck, R, Kortok, M, Chemtai, A, Marsh, K, Williams, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004