Helminth infection and cognitive impairment among Filipino children

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 540-548

  Ezeamama, Amara E ^a   Friedman, Jennifer F ^a   Acosta, Luz P ^b   Bellinger, David C ^c   Langdon, Gretchen C ^a   Manalo, Daria L ^b   Olveda, Remigio M ^b   Kurtis, Jonathan D ^a   McGarvey, Stephen T ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BODY MASS; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FILIPINO; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MODEL; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SOCIAL STATUS; TRICHURIS; ANEMIA; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; GROWTH DISORDER; LEARNING DISORDER; MEMORY DISORDER; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHILIPPINES; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPEECH DISORDER;

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; NECATOR AMERICANUS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; VERMES;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; DIET; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; PHILIPPINES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPEECH DISORDERS;

EID: 20544455130     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.540     Document Type: Article

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