Effects of iron supplementation and anthelmintic treatment on motor and language development of preschool children in Zanzibar: Double blind, placebo controlled study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 323, Issue 7326, 2001, Pages 1389-1393

  Stoltzfus, R J ^a   Kvalsvig, J D ^b   Chwaya, H M ^c   Montresor, A ^d   Albonico, M ^e   Tielsch, J M ^a   Savioli, L ^d   Pollitt, E ^f  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c and Children   (Tanzania)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e Fondazione Ivo de Carneri   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; MEBENDAZOLE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PARASITOSIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHURIS;

EID: 0035893125     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7326.1389     Document Type: Article

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