Ultrasound Evidence of Early Fetal Growth Restriction after Maternal Malaria Infection

Marcus J. Rijken; Aris T. Papageorghiou; Supan Thiptharakun; Suporn Kiricharoen; Saw Lu Mu Dwell; Jacher Wiladphaingern; Mupawjay Pimanpanarak; Stephen H. Kennedy; François Nosten; Rose McGready

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031411

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Ultrasound Evidence of Early Fetal Growth Restriction after Maternal Malaria Infection

Marcus J. Rijken ,

* E-mail: marcus@shoklo-unit.com

Affiliation Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand
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Aris T. Papageorghiou,

Affiliation Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute – Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Supan Thiptharakun,

Affiliation Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand
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Suporn Kiricharoen,

Affiliation Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand
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Saw Lu Mu Dwell,

Affiliation Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand
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Jacher Wiladphaingern,

Affiliation Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand
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Mupawjay Pimanpanarak,

Affiliation Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand
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Stephen H. Kennedy,

Affiliation Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute – Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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François Nosten,

Affiliations Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Rose McGready

Affiliations Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Ultrasound Evidence of Early Fetal Growth Restriction after Maternal Malaria Infection

Marcus J. Rijken,
Aris T. Papageorghiou,
Supan Thiptharakun,
Suporn Kiricharoen,
Saw Lu Mu Dwell,
Jacher Wiladphaingern,
Mupawjay Pimanpanarak,
Stephen H. Kennedy,
François Nosten,
Rose McGready

Published: February 9, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031411

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