Gastrointestinal parasitic infection, anthropometrics, nutritional status, and physical work capacity in Colombian boys

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 763-771

  Wilson, W M ^a   Dufour, D L ^a,d   Staten, L K ^b   Barac Nieto, M ^c   Reina, J C ^d   Spurr, G B ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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EID: 0041595963     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(199911/12)11:6<763::AID-AJHB6>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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