Effect on weight gain of routinely giving albendazole to preschool children during child health days in Uganda: Cluster randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7559, 2006, Pages 122-124

  Alderman, Harold ^a   Konde Lule, Joseph ^b   Sebuliba, Isaac ^b   Bundy, Donald ^a   Hall, Andrew ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA; WEIGHT GAIN; WORM INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; HELMINTHIASIS; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; INFANT; UGANDA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33746222972     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38877.393530.7C     Document Type: Article

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