Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in children living in areas with seasonal transmission (original) (raw)

Abstract

Analysis 3.3. Comparison 3 IPTc versus placebo or no IPTc (subgroup analysis: type of antimalarial drug), Outcome 3 Moderately severe anaemia.

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