Intermittent sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine to prevent severe anaemia secondary to malaria in pregnancy: a randomised placebo-controlled trial
The LancetPublished 1 February 1999
Caroline Shulman, EK Dorman, Felicity T. Cutts, Ken Kawuondo, JN Bulmer, Norbert Peshu
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Intermittent presumptive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine is an effective, practicable strategy to decrease the risk of severe anaemia in primigravid women living in malarious areas.
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Intermittent presumptive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine is an effective, practicable strategy to decrease the risk of severe anaemia in primigravidae living in malarious areas.
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