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Leonard J. Bruce-Chwatt
Researcher at University of London
Publications - 63
Citations - 2199
Leonard J. Bruce-Chwatt is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Malaria & Population. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 63 publications receiving 2178 citations. Previous affiliations of Leonard J. Bruce-Chwatt include World Health Organization.
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Malaria in African Infants and Children in Southern Nigeria
TL;DR: Investigations into the incidence and degree of malarial infection in 551 African parturient women in Lagos an urban and semi urban area of Southern Nigeria and their newborn infants revealed that acute malaria can be incriminated as the cause of death in 9% of infants in 14% of children aged 1-4 years in 9%, children aged 5-7 years in 4% of older children and in 2% of adolescents.
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Chemotherapy of malaria
TL;DR: The Chemotherapy of Malaria (COM) as mentioned in this paper is a widely used cancer treatment for the treatment of malaria in the Middle East, Africa and the Middle-east..
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Malaria and pregnancy.
TL;DR: The results of recent studies indicate that the anaemia of malaria is due to some extent to the immune destruction of sensitised red cells and a depression of erythropoiesis, and Acute malaria in a pregnant woman requires speedy and complete treatment by the most effective drugs available, with full supporting medication.