. "Appendix C Glossary." Assessment of the Role of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Infants: Letter Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.
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Assessment of the Role of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Infants: Letter Report
medicines and all medical and paramedical interventions; to improve public health and safety in relation to the use of medicines; and to contribute to the assessment of benefit, harm, effectiveness and risk of medicines, encouraging their safe, rational, and more effective (including cost-effective) use; and to effective communication to the public.
Splenomegaly—An enlarged spleen; a common finding in malaria patients that can sometimes be detected by physical examination of the abdomen.