Hookworm control as a strategy to prevent iron deficiency

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 223-232

  Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^a   Dreyfuss, Michele L ^a   Chwaya, Hababuu M ^b   Albonico, Marco ^c  

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

^b and Children   (Tanzania)

^c Fondazione Ivo de Carneri   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; LEVAMISOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; PYRANTEL;

ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; NECATOR AMERICANUS; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; NECATOR AMERICANUS; VERMES;

EID: 0030929924     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1997.tb01609.x     Document Type: Review

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