Trichuris trichiura infection and cognition in children: Results of a randomized clinical trial

Parasitology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 457-464

  Simeon, D T ^a   Grantham McGregor, S M ^a   Wong, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

albendazole; cognition; Trichuris trichiura; undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

AGE FACTORS; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAMAICA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TRICHURIASIS;

TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

EID: 0028901762     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182000064799     Document Type: Article

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