Micronutrient supplements for children after deworming

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 297-302

  Hall, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MEBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL; TRACE ELEMENT;

AFRICA; ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; DEWORMING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; STUNTING SYNDROME; TRICHURIS; UNDERWEIGHT; WORM EXPULSION;

EID: 33947109988     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70084-1     Document Type: Note

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