Gender differences in growth of school-aged children with schistosomiasis and geohelminth infection

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 150-156

  Parraga, Isabel M ^a   Assis, Ana Marlucia O ^b   Prado, Matildes S ^b   Barreto, Mauricio L ^b   Reis, Mitermayer G ^c   King, Charles H ^d   Blanton, Ronald E ^e  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d Centro de Pesquisas Goncalo Moniz ^*  (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITE VIRULENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORM INFECTION;

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; TRICHURIS;

EID: 0029738032     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.150     Document Type: Article

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