Helminthic infections

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7412, 2003, Pages 431-433

  Awasthi, Shally ^a   Bundy, D A P ^b   Savioli, Lorenzo ^c  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; LEVAMISOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRANTEL;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDUCATION; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LEARNING DISORDER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALNUTRITION; NECATOR AMERICANUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; TRICHURIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0042825307     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7412.431     Document Type: Review

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