Schistosomiasis japonica and childhood nutritional status in northeastern Leyte, the Philippines: A randomized trial of praziquantel versus placebo

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 498-502

  McGarvey, Stephen T ^a   Aligui, Gemiliano ^b   Graham, Kathleen K ^c   Peters, Pierre ^b   Richard Olds, G ^d   Olveda, Remigio ^b  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Health   (Philippines)

^c Broward General Medical Center   (United States)

^d METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITEMIA; PHILIPPINES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0030003885     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.498     Document Type: Article

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