School-based deworming program yields small improvement in growth of Zanzibari school children after one year

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2187-2193

  Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^a   Albonico, Marco ^c   Tielsch, James M ^a   Chwaya, Hababu M ^b   Savioli, Lorenzo ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Africa; Geohelminths; Growth; Hookworms; Humans

Indexed keywords

MEBENDAZOLE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE CONTROL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRICHURIS;

EID: 0030840140     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.11.2187     Document Type: Article

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