Effects on haemoglobin of multi-micronutrient supplementation and multi-helminth chemotherapy: A randomized, controlled trial in Kenyan school children

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 573-579

  Friis, H ^a   Mwaniki, D ^b   Omondi, B ^b   Muniu, E ^b   Thiong'o, F ^c   Ouma, J ^c   Magnussen, P ^d   Geissler, P W ^d   Fleischer Michaelsen, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^d DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

A. lumbricoides; Anthelminthic treatment; Haemoglobin; Hookworm; Kenya; Malaria; Micronutrients; S. mansoni; School children; T. trichiura

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; MULTIVITAMIN; NICOTINIC ACID; PLACEBO; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; ZINC;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HELMINTHIASIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITEMIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORM EGG;

ADOLESCENT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HEMOGLOBINS; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALARIA; MICRONUTRIENTS; PLACEBOS; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHOOLS; TRICHURIASIS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VERMES;

EID: 0037728733     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601568     Document Type: Article

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