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Editorial
. 2012 Oct;55(8):1103-5.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cis604. Epub 2012 Jul 5.

Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine: the controversy continues

Julie Gutman
Editorial

Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine: the controversy continues

Julie Gutman. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Oct.
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