Effects of the Zanzibar school-based deworming program on iron status of children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 179-186

  Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^a   Albonico, Marco ^b   Chwaya, Hababuu M ^b   Tielsch, James M ^b   Schulze, Kerry J ^b   Savioli, Lorenzo ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

Africa; Anemia; Anthelmintic drug; Deworming; Helminth; Hookworms; Humans; Iron deficiency; Schoolchildren; Zanzibar

Indexed keywords

MEBENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TANZANIA;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; VERMES;

EID: 0031780634     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.1.179     Document Type: Article

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