The association between nutritional status and malaria in children from a rural community in the Amazonian region: a longitudinal study.

• Main Authors: Márcia Almeida Araújo Alexandre (Author), Silvana Gomes Benzecry (Author), Andre Machado Siqueira (Author), Sheila Vitor-Silva (Author), Gisely Cardoso Melo (Author), Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro (Author), Heitor Pons Leite (Author), Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda (Author), Maria das Graças Costa Alecrim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:The relationship between malaria and undernutrition is controversial and complex. Synergistic associations between malnutrition and malaria morbidity and mortality have been suggested, as well as undernutrition being protective against infection, while other studies found no association....