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High cases of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections in a suburban population of Lagos, Nigeria.

BACKGROUND: Asymptomatic malaria parasites are significant sources of infections for onward malaria transmission. Conventional tools for malaria diagnosis such as ...
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Diarrhoeal disease and subsequent risk of death in infants and children residing in low-income and middle-income countries: analysis of the GEMS case-control study and 12-month GEMS-1A follow-on study.

BACKGROUND: The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) was a 3-year case-control study that measured the burden, aetiology, and consequences of ...
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Vitamin D Status Increases During Pregnancy and in Response to Vitamin D Supplementation in Rural Gambian Women

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D is important to maternal, fetal, and infant health, but quality data on vitamin D status in low- ...
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High cases of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections in a suburban population of Lagos, Nigeria.

Diarrhoeal disease and subsequent risk of death in infants and children residing in low-income and middle-income countries: analysis of the GEMS case-control study and 12-month GEMS-1A follow-on study.

Vitamin D Status Increases During Pregnancy and in Response to Vitamin D Supplementation in Rural Gambian Women

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