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Comment
. 2013 Dec;10(12):e1001576.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001576. Epub 2013 Dec 17.

Malaria and severe anemia: thinking beyond Plasmodium falciparum

Roly D Gosling  1 , Michelle S Hsiang  2
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Comment

Malaria and severe anemia: thinking beyond Plasmodium falciparum

Roly D Gosling et al. PLoS Med. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

In a linked Perspective, Roly Gosling and Michelle Hsiang discuss the importance of non-falciparum malaria species to regional and global health.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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