Pant C S, Gupta D K, Sharma R C, Gautam A S, Bhatt R M
Malaria Research Centre (Field Station), Civil Hospital, Nadiad, India.
Indian J Malariol. 1992 Dec;29(4):235-9.
Frequency of sickle cell in Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe populations was found to be 1.5 and 14.9% respectively, whereas G-6-PD deficiency was 5.9 and 4.2% respectively. Blood group B was dominant in both the communities. A significantly lower frequency of P. falciparum malaria was observed among sicklers.