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The Sick Placenta—The Role of Malaria by Brabin, B.J., Romagosa, C., Abdelgalil, S., Menéndez, C., Verhoeff, F.H., McGready, R., Fletcher, K.A., Owens, S., d'Alessandro, U., Nosten, F., Fischer, P.R., Ordi, J.

“…The human placenta is an ideal site for the accumulation of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites, and as a consequence serious health problems arise for the…”
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Pharmacokinetics of daily versus monthly vitamin D3 supplementation in non-lactating women by Meekins, M E, Oberhelman, S S, Lee, B R, Gardner, B M, Cha, S S, Singh, R J, Pettifor, J M, Fischer, P R, Thacher, T D

“…This study compared serum cholecalciferol and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations over four weeks in healthy, non-pregnant, non-lactating females aged…”
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The impact of maternal malaria on newborns by Hartman, T. K., Rogerson, S. J., Fischer, P. R.

“…Background: Each year, malaria threatens 125 million pregnancies, and gestational malaria is responsible for up to 200,000 infant deaths in sub-Saharan Africa…”
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PRACTICES, PITFALLS AND GUIDELINES IN VISUALISING LAGRANGIAN OCEAN ANALYSES by Kehl, C., Fischer, R. P. B., van Sebille, E.

“…The Lagrangian analysis of particulate matter, biota and drifters, which are dispersed by turbulent fluid currents, is a cornerstone of oceanographic studies,…”
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Causes of lead toxicity in a Nigerian city by Wright, N J, Thacher, T D, Pfitzner, M A, Fischer, P R, Pettifor, J M

“…Background: Up to 70% of young Nigerian children have been reported to have blood lead concentrations ⩾10 μg/dl. Aims: To better elucidate risk factors for…”
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A Comparison of Calcium, Vitamin D, or Both for Nutritional Rickets in Nigerian Children by Thacher, Tom D, Fischer, Philip R, Pettifor, John M, Lawson, Juliana O, Isichei, Christian O, Reading, James C, Chan, Gary M

“…Nutritional rickets causes considerable disability among children. 1 Though virtually eliminated from Europe and North America by the fortification of foods…”
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The relationship between maternal and child bone density in Nigerian children with and without nutritional rickets by Bommersbach, T. J., Fischer, P. R., Pettifor, J. M., Thacher, T. D.

“…Summary We found a positive relationship between bone density in Nigerian children with and without rickets and that of their mothers. After treatment,…”
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Big hopes for the children of the world: a review of the Millennium Development Goals by Keating, E M, Chock, M, Fischer, P R

“…The Millennium Development Goals are a set of eight goals drafted by the United Nations in 2000 with the aim of improving the health and welfare of people…”
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Sex differences in fitness and cardiac function during exercise in adolescents with chronic fatigue by Pianosi, P. T., Emerling, E., Mara, K. C., Weaver, A. L., Fischer, P. R.

“…Females demonstrate less robust Frank‐Starling mechanism with respect to cardiac preload than males at rest. We asked whether this phenomenon would also affect…”
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Radiographic scoring method for the assessment of the severity of nutritional rickets by Thacher, TD, Fischer, PR, Pettifor, JM, Lawson, JO, Manaster, BJ, Reading, JC

“…Radiographic changes of rickets are well characterized, but no method of grading the severity of these changes has been in general use. Consequently, it is…”
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Absence of vitamin D deficiency in young Nigerian children by Pfitzner, Mark A., Thacher, Tom D., Pettifor, John M., Zoakah, A.I., Lawson, Juliana O., Isichei, Christian O., Fischer, Philip R.

“…Objective: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in young Nigerian children residing in an area where nutritional rickets is common. Study…”
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Clinical and radiographic improvement of rickets in Bangladeshi children as a result of nutritional advice by Arnaud, J., Pettifor, J. M., Cimma, J. P., Fischer, P. R., Craviari, T., Meisner, C., Haque, S.

“…Background: Calcium-deficiency rickets is common in south-east Bangladesh and responds to calcium supplementation. Aim: To evaluate the healing effect on…”
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Congenital malaria: an African survey by Fischer, P R

“…Even in malaria-endemic areas, congenital malaria has been considered to be rare. Some recent reports suggest, however, that up to one fourth of newborns in…”
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Nutritional rickets without vitamin D deficiency in Bangladesh by Fischer, PR, Rahman, A, Cimma, JP, Kyaw-Myint, TO, Kabir, ARML, Talukder, K, Hassan, N, Manaster, BJ, Staab, DB, Duxbury, JM, Welch, RM, Meisner, CA, Haque, S, Combs, GF

“…To understand nutritional rickets in Bangladesh better, 14 rachitic and 13 'unaffected' children were evaluated. Seventy per cent of children with active…”
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Traumatic lung herniation by Allen, Gary S., Fischer, Ronald P.

“…Traumatic lung herniation is a poorly described entity. An important factor in the etiology of these lesions is the relative lack of muscular support afforded…”
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Travel with infants and children by Fischer, P R

“…The risks faced by children traveling internationally may be minimized by providing and applying advice about comfort, safety, skin protection, and food and…”
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Commercial tattooing as a potentially important source of hepatitis C infection. Clinical epidemiology of 626 consecutive patients unaware of their hepatitis C serologic status by Haley, R W, Fischer, R P

“…Tattooing in commercial tattoo parlors is known to transmit blood-borne viral infections, including hepatitis C virus (HCV), in other countries, but its…”
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Malaria During Pregnancy: Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality and the Efficacy of Chloroquine Chemoprophylaxis by Nyirjesy, Paul, Kavasya, Thembo, Axelrod, Peter, Fischer, Philip R.

“…In malaria-endemic regions, the impact of malaria upon pregnancy and the value of chemoprophylaxis for malaria for pregnant women remain controversial. We…”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria in Children by Stauffer, William, Fischer, Philip R.

“…Malaria continues to be a problem for children returning or immigrating to industrialized countries from tropical regions. Proper diagnosis begins with…”
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Wistar Rat-Plasmodium berghei Model Does Not Approximate Human Congenital Malaria by Fischer, Philip R.

“…Until recently, congenital malaria was thought to be rare. Now, several reports suggest that more than 10% of newborns in some settings are parasitemic. The…”
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