The public health significance of Trichuris trichiura

Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Stephenson, L S ^a   Holland, C V ^b   Cooper, E S ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Child malnutrition; Cognitive development; School achievement; School attendance; Trichuriasis; Trichuris dysentery syndrome; Trichuris trichiura; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IRON; MEBENDAZOLE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLUBBING FINGERS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSENTERY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RECTUM PROLAPSE; REVIEW; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; NEMATODA; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

EID: 0034438578     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000006867     Document Type: Review

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