Micronutrient Deficiencies and Plasmodium vivax Malaria among Children in the Brazilian Amazon.

Autor: Silvana Gomes Benzecry, Márcia Almeida Alexandre, Sheila Vítor-Silva, Jorge Luis Salinas, Gisely Cardoso de Melo, Helyde Albuquerque Marinho, Ângela Tavares Paes, André Machado de Siqueira, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda, Heitor Pons Leite
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 3, p e0151019 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151019
Popis: BACKGROUND:There is a growing body of evidence linking micronutrient deficiencies and malaria incidence arising mostly from P. falciparum endemic areas. We assessed the impact of micronutrient deficiencies on malaria incidence and vice versa in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:We evaluated children
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