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Review
. 2008 Jun 17;5(6):e133.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050133.

New medicines for tropical diseases in pregnancy: catch-22

Nicholas J White  1 , Rose M McGready, François H Nosten
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Review

New medicines for tropical diseases in pregnancy: catch-22

Nicholas J White et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Nicholas White and colleagues discuss why it is so important to conduct clinical trials of malaria treatments in pregnancy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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