Functional significance of low-intensity polyparasite helminth infections in anemia

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 192, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2160-2170

  Ezeamama, Amara E ^a   Friedman, Jennifer F ^a,b   Olveda, Remigio M ^c   Acosta, Luz P ^c   Kurtis, Jonathan D ^a   Mor, Vincent ^a   McGarvey, Stephen T ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECATOR AMERICANUS; PHILIPPINES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; TRICHURIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NECATORIASIS; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PHILIPPINES; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; TRICHURIASIS;

EID: 28844451220     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498219     Document Type: Article

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