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. 2016 May 3;13(5):e1002014.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002014. eCollection 2016 May.

A Public Health Paradox: The Women Most Vulnerable to Malaria Are the Least Protected

Raquel González  1   2 , Esperança Sevene  2   3 , George Jagoe  4 , Laurence Slutsker  5 , Clara Menéndez  1   2
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A Public Health Paradox: The Women Most Vulnerable to Malaria Are the Least Protected

Raquel González et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Raquel Gonzalez and colleagues highlight an urgent need to evaluate antimalarials that can be safely administered to HIV-infected pregnant women on antiretroviral treatment and cotrimoxazole prophylaxis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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