Malaria is a cause of iron deficiency in African children
Malaria and iron deficiency (ID) are common and interrelated public health problems in African children. Observational data suggest that interrupting malaria transmission reduces the prevalence of ID1. To test the hypothesis that malaria might cause ID, we used sickle cell trait (HbAS, rs334), a gen...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature
2021
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